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US dials back probe of Chinese scientists on visa fraud charges

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 24 10:42 AM

The "China Initiative" had been criticized by civil liberties advocates as racially biased, and judges in several court proceedings had expressed skepticism about the FBI's tactics in interrogating the scientists. Read more »

Foreign-trained Filipino virologists eye return to Philippines, help develop virology center

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 01:39 PM

Several Filipino virologists who are about to graduate from foreign institutions have expressed interest in returning to the Philippines to help the country develop its own virology center, an official said Thursday. Read more »

A 'starter kit' for supermassive black holes?

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 12:53 PM

Scientists have reported the discovery of a rare, medium-sized black hole that may help answer one of the more tantalising questions in astronomy: how do their supermassive counterparts come into being?   Read more »

Filipino scientists study bats to prevent future pandemics

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 10:59 AM

A group of Filipino scientists is scouring caves, forests and other sites in the Philippines to collect and study viruses present in bats in a bid to prevent the next pandemic. Read more »

German scientists make paralyzed mice walk again

Stephane Nitschke and Zuzanna Szymanska, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 01:13 PM

German researchers have enabled mice paralyzed after spinal cord injuries to walk again, re-establishing a neural link hitherto considered irreparable in mammals by using a designer protein injected into the brain.   Read more »

Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing

Martin Quin Pollard, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 09:27 AM

Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of ageing in mice and extend their lifespans, findings which may one day contribute to similar treatment for humans. Read more »

EXPLAINER: How close is Iran to producing a nuclear bomb?

Francois Murphy, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 11:42 AM

A 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is being eroded and efforts to revive the pact face a new challenge with the killing of Tehran's top nuclear scientist.   Read more »

Israel accused, as Iranian nuclear scientists killed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 05:21 AM

TEHRAN - Many Iranian scientists working in the nuclear sector have been killed over the past decade in targeted attacks blamed by Tehran on Israel, with the latest slaying coming on Friday. Read more »

DOST can fund only 10 pct of research proposals without budget hike - official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 10:36 PM

The Department of Science and Technology said Friday it could fund only a tenth of the research proposals it received for next year if its 2021 budget is not increased, a proposal for which was backed by some senators. Read more »

NASA probe Osiris-Rex 'kisses' asteroid Bennu in historic mission

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 21 08:45 AM

After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface on Wednesday to collect rock and dust samples in a precision operation 200 million miles (330 million kilometers) from Earth. Read more »

DENR wants to settle row over official’s 'bayaran' statement vs UP experts

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 06:46 AM

MANILA - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Wednesday it will resolve what it called a “misunderstanding” with experts from the University of the Philippines (UP) over the dumping of dolomite to make an artificial white sand beach in Manila Bay.  Read more »

UP marine scientists to DENR: Experts' services are free but pay for research expenses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 04:06 PM

Marine scientists from the University of the Philippines said Tuesday their services to help rehabilitate Manila Bay are for free but other research expenses should be shouldered by “clients.” Read more »

Science, scientists highly regarded across globe: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 30 12:05 AM

In each of the 20 countries surveyed before the COVID-19 outbreak reached pandemic proportions, majorities have at least some trust in scientists to do what is right.  Read more »

Scientists look beyond antibodies in virus immunity hunt

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 04:54 AM

Scientists are investigating a poorly-understood immune mechanism in the body that they hope could help efforts to curb the pandemic.  Read more »

Beyond Einstein: A young Pinoy physicist shines light on black holes, dark energy

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 12:28 AM

Last May 22, the country’s physics community marked a milestone as a young graduate student from the University of the Philippines hurdled the last challenge to receiving a doctoral degree by going beyond the work of Albert Einstein.  Read more »

US pharma firm says COVID-19 vaccine produces antibodies in mice, guinea pigs

Deena Beasley, Reuters
Posted at May 20 08:38 PM

Inovio, which began human testing of its vaccine in April, said preliminary results from that trial are expected in June.  Read more »

Some signs children may not transmit COVID-19, two UK epidemiologists say

Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters
Posted at May 19 11:36 PM

The signs are that children may not spread it as much as adults, Dr Rosalind Eggo of London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.   Read more »

Game-changing Philippine-made COVID-19 test kits finally get FDA approval

Posted at Apr 04 02:29 PM

The COVID-19 detection kit will be sold at around P1,300–much cheaper than the units currently used in hospitals which cost about P8,000. By RHIA DIOMAMPO-GRANA Read more »

The low-cost COVID-19 testing kit made by UP scientists is ready for rollout

Updated as of Apr 03 04:29 PM

A number of testing kits, which can do up to 26,000 tests, will be distributed for field implementation from April 4 to 25. Currently in production are testing kits that can accommodate up to 120,000 tests. By ANCX   Read more »

Filipino team’s winning app in NASA challenge aims to predict dengue hot spots

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 01:09 PM

A group of Filipino data scientists are hoping to get enough support to finance an app that can predict the rise of dengue cases in certain parts of the Philippines. Read more »