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A new device in detecting Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus or SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) is in the works while unused digital broadcast spectrum as alternative to datacasting to help in the distance learning were the highlight of the latest Department of Science and Technology (DOST) weekly report.

In his latest dispatch, DOST Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña said that the project will develop the microfluidic miniaturized PCR device (miPCR) for SARS-Cov-2 RNA amplification via FDA approved Covid-19 RT-PCR kits.

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Misamis Oriental provided financial assistance amounting to PhP 1,065,300 to the local government of Alubijid for its two projects under the Community Empowerment through Science and Technology (CEST) program on 22 September 2020.

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Nearly fifty years after the “nutribun” came out in the 1970’s as a part of the government’s feeding program, the current Philippine government has now developed an enhanced version of the bun to address hunger brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

But just how enhanced is DOST’s enhanced nutribun – which it developed in response to the call of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Feeding Program During Community Quarantine or Other Similar Emergencies.

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Marine scientists from the De La Salle University (DLSU) Manila found ways to preserve the wonders of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park as they also warned that continued nutrient buildup can greatly reduce the coral cover and diversity of the reef in the coming years.

The Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea is globally renowned for its high coral diversity. Recently, however, its status as a global benchmark for reef conditions within a marine protected area is under threat by notable changes in its residing species.