FEATURES
Rigoberto C. Advincula:
Multi-awarded and Distinguished Filipino
Scientist Making an Impact in Polymers and Nanomaterials

by Roderick Borong Pernites
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Getting to know Kelvin
by Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay
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National Scientist Lourdes Jansuy Cruz:
From Rice to Conus Research — the Journey

by Evelyn Mae Tecson-Mendoza
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Oscar H. Ibarra: Computer Scientist Par Excellence
by Michael A. Palis
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Caesar Saloma: Promoter of Philippine Scientific Culture (Scientist, Mentor, Leader)
by Erika Fille T. Legara
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Baldomero M. Olivera: Pushing the frontiers of neuroscience through venomous marine snails
by Karl Cabalteja
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Rhodora V. Azanza: The Red Tide Lady (An Accomplished Filipina Scientist)
by Iris Baula
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Pedro A. Jose: Searching for genes that cause the increase in blood pressure with large salt (NaCl) intake
by Van Villar
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NEWS
The 30th Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Philippine American Academy of Science and Engineering
by Onofre T. De Jesus and Maria Luisa A. Virata-Theimer


The Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering (PAASE) is a professional association of scientists and engineers of Philippine descent who are in the forefront of scientific research in their respective... Continue
 
The 29th Annual Meeting of
the Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering

by Carla Bianca Victorio


The Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering (PAASE) held its 29th Annual
PAASE Meeting and Symposium (29APAMS) last July 13-15 2009 with the theme “Linking Science and Engineering... Continue
 
The 35th Annual PSBMB Convention:
A Resounding Call for Greater Collaboration
in Biosciences

by Karen Manalastas


Transdisciplinary research was the theme of the 35th Annual Convention of the Philippine Society for Bio-chemistry and Molecular Biology (PSBMB). Entitled “Transdisciplinary Research: Pushing the Frontiers of the Biosciences”, the ... Continue
 

EDITORIALS
Philippine Science Letters - now on its third year
by Eduardo A. Padlan, and
Gisela P. Padilla - Concepcion, Editors


PSL has now entered its third year. From July- December 2008 (Vol.1 No.1), we had 9 articles; from January to December 2009 (Vol.2 No.1), we had 11 articles; and from January to June 2010 (Vol.3 No.1), we had 16 articles. We expect to publish even more ... Continue
 

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS
Birth, Death, and Salvation of Journals
by Raul K. Suarez


Perhaps it is the combination of inexperience among members of the scientific community (Alcala AC. Biodiversity research in the Philippines from 1998-2003. ASEAN Biodiversity 2004; 4: 26-31) and the challenges faced by libraries ... Continue

ISSN 2094-2818
Eduardo A. Padlan and Gisela P. Padilla-Concepcion, Editors
REVIEWS

Deforestation, Swidden Agriculture and Philippine Biodiversity
by Raul K. Suarez, Percy E. Sajise
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Conantokins: from “sleeper” activity to drug development
by Elsie C. Jimenez
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Systems Biology: Its Past, Present and Potential
by Eduardo R. Mendoza
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Genetic fingerprinting: Advancing the frontiers of crop biology research
by Gabriel Romero, Cheryl Adeva, and Zosimo Battad II
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ARTICLES 

Antibacterial activities of fruticose lichens collected from selected sites in Luzon Island, Philippines
by Krystle Angelique A. Santiago, Jayne Nicholei C. Borricano, Joecela N. Canal, Denisse Marie A. Marcelo, Myleen Claire P. Perez,
and Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz*

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Effects of medium replenishment and acclimatization techniques on growth and survival of embryo cultured
coconut seedlings

by Pablito M. Magdalita*, Olivia P. Damasco and Stephen W. Adkins
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Analysis of colonic histopathological images using pixel intensities and Hough Transform
by Laurence A. Gan Lim*, Raouf N.G. Naguib, Elmer P. Dadios, Jose Maria C. Avila
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Morphogenesis of anisotropic gold nanostructures stabilized by the greener ionic liquid 1-butyl-3- methylimidazolium lauryl sulfate
by Judy M. Obliosca, Ian Harvey J. Arellano, Michael H. Huang and Susan D. Arco
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A partial expressed sequence tag (EST) library of the economically important red alga Eucheuma denticulatum (N. L. Burham) F. C. Collins and Hervey
by Paulina S. Aspilla, Anna Angela Camille B. Antonio, Giuseppe C. Zuccarello, Nina Rosario L. Rojas
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Zymography-Based Assay for Screening Potential Anti- Gelatinase Agents using Serratia marcescens Serralysin
by Jolleen N. Balitaan, Holger Steinbrenner, and Maria C. Ramos
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Cadmium binding ability of the blue-green alga Hapalosiphon welwitschii Nägel under controlled conditions
by Margaret C. de Guzman1*, Ernelea P. Cao2,3
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Optimization of Failure-Tolerant Workspaces for Redundant Manipulators
by Rodrigo S. Jamisola, Jr.
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Genotypic differences in morphology and ultrastructures of callus derived from selected rice varieties
by Josefina O. Narciso1* and Kazumi Hattori2
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Turris babylonia; re-evaluation of a species complex and description of Turris assyria, new species
by Baldomero M. Olivera1*, Romell A. Seronay2 and Alexander E. Fedosov1,3
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ARTICLES continued...


Life Cycle Costing Based Design Optimization and Viability Analysis of the Adoption of the Hybrid Technology in Philippines Tricycles
by Jose Bienvenido Manuel M. Biona1* and Alvin B. Culaba1
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The Indo-Pacific Gemmula species in the subfamily Turrinae: Aspects of field distribution, molecular phylogeny, radular anatomy and feeding ecology
by Francisco M. Heralde III, Yuri I. Kantor, Mary Anne Q. Astilla, Arturo O. Lluisma, Rollan Geronimo, Porfirio M. Aliño, Maren Watkins, Patrice Showers Corneli, Baldomero M. Olivera, Ameurfina D. Santos, and Gisela P. Concepcion
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Prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from inmates of the Manila City Jail, characterization for SCCmec type and occurrence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene
by Esperanza C. Cabrera, Dahlia Teresa Ramirez-Argamosa and Roslyn D.M. Rodriguez
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Characterization of Blo t 11 Monoclonal Antibodies with Constant Region Mutations
by John Donnie A. Ramos, Nge Cheong, and Kaw Yan Chua
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