2017
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2017 Magazine articles
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Saving catfish by understanding their geneticsScience13 Mar 2017University of the Philippines DilimanResearchers in the Philippines are studying the genetics of local catfish to help protect them from becoming endangered.
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Slackers turned savioursScience10 Mar 2017Hokkaido UniversityJapanese scientists show that lazy ant workers step in to replace fatigued workers, improving colony long-term persistence. |
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The Jamaica cherry that fights infectionsMedicine10 Mar 2017University of the Philippines DilimanA common roadside tree contains chemicals that could provide antibiotics in the future. |
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'Reading' songs and nurturing culture in the PhilippinesCulture, People09 Mar 2017University of the Philippines DilimanPreserving cultural heritage, including access to and use of ancestral lands, can be a real challenge for indigenous communities. A range of cultural memory recall and music workshops with the indigenous Ata of the Philippines aims to empower communities and validate legal claims related to the Indigenous People’s Rights Act. |
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On the path toward molecular robotsTechnology09 Mar 2017Hokkaido UniversityScientists in Japan have developed light-powered molecular motors that repetitively bend and unbend, bringing us closer to molecular robots. |
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Sounding-out high blood pressure in diabeticsScience, Technology27 Jul 2016Tohoku UniversityBlood pressure can significantly drop by applying 20 minutes of ultrasound to the forearm of type II diabetes patients with treatment-resistant hypertension, according to research from Japan’s Tohoku University. |
