Touted as clean, ‘blue’ hydrogen may be worse than gas, coal
Reading Time: 2 minutesITHACA, N.Y: “Blue” hydrogen – an energy source that involves a process for making hydrogen by using methane in natural gas – is being lauded as a clean, green energy to help reduce global warming. But Cornell and Stanford University researchers believe it may harm the climate more than burning fossil fuel. The carbon footprint […]
NIAID warns about more dangerous COVID-19 variant
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIF the COVID-19 cases surge continuously in the US during the fall and winter, it is more likely that an even more deadly strain of the virus would evolve and could evade the current vaccines available. This is according to Anthony Fauci, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the US. […]
More than one in ten COVID-19 patients infected in hospital in first pandemic wave
Reading Time: 2 minutesMORE than one in ten COVID-19 patients in 314 UK hospitals caught the infection in hospital during the first pandemic wave say researchers conducting the world’s largest study of severe COVID-19. The research into hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) was led by Dr Jonathan Read from Lancaster University with colleagues from other UK universities including the Universities […]
IPCC Report: Climate Change Widespread, Rapid, and Intensifying
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released on August 9, 2021, reveals that many of the changes observed in the climate are unprecedented in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of years, and some of the changes already set in motion—such as continued sea level rise—are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of […]
Filipino Policymakers, Lawyers Tackle Genome Editing
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE opening of the Biotech Outreach Program for the Philippines kicked off with two webinars specifically intended for policymakers and the judicial branch of the Philippine government. The objective was for the participants to learn and share knowledge about the acceptance of biotechnology in the country, specifically genome-edited crops, for the improvement of the agricultural […]
Experts propose measures to achieve full potential of agricultural biotechnology in Africa
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAFRICA’S crop production remains low and this is a threat to their food security. In response, a group of researchers presented a review that details their recommendations for Africa to maximize the benefits of biotechnological innovations in terms of agricultural productivity, medical advancement, and environmental and biological benefits. Their objective was to show the dynamics of the […]