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Patenting inventions and creations is important for scientists and inventors because it protects them from unscrupulous elements who want to capitalize on their work for their selfish ends, according to a UP Diliman-based lawyer.  If inventions and creations are not patented, “it belongs now to the public domain where anyone can…

In the ’90s, Dr. Neila Cortes-Maramba of UP Manila led a team of scientists investigating ten medicinal plants in the Philippines. Two of these plants

The Philippines is seeking to develop a “cost-effective lab-on-a-chip device” that will be used to detect chikungunya, dengue, Zika, and Japanese encephalitis, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo by CDC on Unsplash) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. R