October 02, 2016
By Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star) | Updated October 2, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has developed an automated classification software to measure chalkiness and identify immature grains
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July 28, 2016
By: Estrella Torres, Ronnel W. Domingo@inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/800262/sc-reverses-ruling-on-bt-talong-tests
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed its decision rendered in December last year that stopped the field testing of the controversial genetically modified eggplants and issuance of new
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February 26, 2016
MANILA, Philippines - Scientists at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) have adapted a simplified method to detect viruses in plant and insect vectors using the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technique.
LAMP assay has been proven
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January 23, 2016
The Philippines is set to issue new rules next month on GMO imports, seeking to avert food supply disruptions when a court-ordered stoppage kicks in as import permits for animal feed expire this year, government
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January 20, 2016
Oscar Franklin Tan@inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer02:05 AM January 4th, 2016
OUR Supreme Court’s Bt talong (eggplant) decision is being criticized for things it never said.
A Dec. 15 Inquirer commentary (“Dark day for science,” Opinion) accused the Court
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