Metal leachates from abandoned mine sites endanger plants, animals, and humans as these enter the food chain. A technique to reduce availability of heavy metals to the ecosystem was proposed. This made use of Flamingia ...

The Hox is a group of regulatory genes that produce proteins and direct pattern formation in the developing embryo. The encoded protein, or the homeobox, has a segment called the homeodomain which acts as a transcription ...

Segmentally duplicated regions are stretches of DNA in the human genome that have been copied several times. They are said to be the driving force of evolution. Because of this, it is important to study the different ...

The Lawaye River in San Juan Batangas is an important source of water for local residents. However, there have been insufficient researches regarding the water quality of the river. This study was conducted to determine ...

Ferns play a significant role in the tropical rainforest ecosystem and serve numerous economic purposes. They are also threatened by the rapid decline of the rainforests but few studies are done about them. The main ...

The evolution of the ability of planarians such as Schmidtea mediterranea to regenerate organs and tissues through neoblasts has interested biologists for a long time. This study determined if there were genes that had ...

Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is a common fear among shellfish consumers. Saxitoxins are the group of compounds that are responsible for PSP. These compounds are produced by Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum ...

Bacteria present in the oral cavity play an important role in the progression of tooth decay or dental caries, a disease that can affect a person's work efficiency according to the Department of Health. This study aims ...

Water and oil extracts from Pogostemon cab I in leaves were collected using hydro steam distillation to evaluate their anti-platelet aggregation activity. The effect of these extracts in concentrations of 10%, 25%, 50%, ...

Plants have long been used as sources of crude antimicrobial compounds. Underground, modified storage organs such as tubers, enlarged taproots, and rhizomes are located in an environment with a high density of microorganisms ...