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Meet the newest member of the biomolecular family
A new type of biomolecule is discovered by a group of scientists from Boston’s Children Hospital that might be present in all living...
Kyle Vitug
Jun 12, 20212 min read
Gummy proteins: a way for people with limited vision to appreciate science
Science for everyone! Gummy model of a calcium-binding protein (left) vs a computer model (right) Biochemist Bryan Shaw, together with...
Joshua Alex Binza
Jun 12, 20212 min read
Combating climate change: Scientists develop efficient, greener way to capture CO2, convert into SiC
Due to the alarming issue of climate change over the past decades, scientists from the Salk Institute of Biological Studies in San Diego,...
Vince Reyes
May 23, 20212 min read
New computer interface translates mental handwriting into text
Using a sensor implanted on the brain, a team of neuroscientists developed an interface that decodes neural signals associated with...
Alecs Andrea Casumbal
May 23, 20212 min read
Development of Biodegradable Pollen Sponge for Contaminated Water Purification
From Sunflower Pollen, scientists from Nanyang Technological Univeristy (NTU) were able to synthesize a biodegradable pollen sponge that...
Tristan Sacayanan
Apr 24, 20212 min read
Bugging superbugs: Black Phosphorus kills antibiotic resistant bacteria and fungi
To address antibiotic-resistant bacteria “superbugs”, a nanothin coating made of black phosphorus was innovated by Royal Melbourne...
Micah Theresse B. Fajardo
Apr 24, 20212 min read
Novel, tiny living robots self-assemble from frog cells
Microscopic living robots that can evolve from single cells, maneuver rapidly through different environments in the absence of muscle...
John Kevin Ceasar S. Palay
Apr 10, 20213 min read
Genetic Bladder: Microbes Can Produce Human DNA Antecedents From Urine
Streptococcus agalactiae, a harmless interdependent bacterium found in the urogenital human body system, can utilize guaA for purine...
Nelson Gabriel L. Cortez
Apr 10, 20212 min read
Coronavirus CAT-astrophe? : Susceptibility of animals to SARS-CoV-2 poses threat of future COVID-19
With all pathogenic human coronaviruses having animal origins, scientists fear that SARS-CoV-2 could hide in animals and then resurge...
Shannen So
Mar 20, 20212 min read
Chemists enhance boron's utility in drug design
Boron, a metalloid element that contains one fewer electron than carbon, has been the subject of many past researches for its potential...
Ian Lemuel Virtucio
Mar 20, 20212 min read
Atom Pinoy launches first ever PSCF 2020, brings together science enthusiasts nationwide
PSCF 2020 brought together science enthusiasts nationwide for a series of webinars and other fun activities that bring light to the issues,
Alex Binza, Shannen So, and Kyle Vitug
Dec 19, 20203 min read
Sneak Peek: PSCF 2020 Chemistry Session
The Aurum had the pleasure to cover the second session of PSCF 2020, Chemistry. Check out our team’s special coverage on the topics of analy
Alex Binza, Shannen So, and Kyle Vitug
Dec 19, 20206 min read
Sneak Peek: PSCF 2020 Biology Session
The Aurum had the pleasure to cover the first session of PSCF 2020, Biology. Check out our team’s special coverage on the topics of zoology,
Alex Binza, Shannen So, and Kyle Vitug
Dec 19, 20206 min read
BCS echoes calls for donation for typhoon-hit Philippines
After three consecutive strong typhoons namely Quinta, Rolly, and Ulysses, Filipinos are currently lost as to which disaster to focus on...
The Aurum News Team
Nov 28, 20202 min read
Pfizer, Moderna lead COVID-19 vaccine race
On November 17, 2019, the first COVID-19---then called 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)--case was recorded in Hubei Province, China. A...
Joshua Alex Binza
Nov 28, 20204 min read
BCS holds Inside Out: Understanding Emotions in a Pandemic
Seven months into quarantine and we’ve yet to see changes in how the government is handling this pandemic. As a result, the economy is...
Joshua Alex Binza
Oct 24, 20202 min read
Exhaled Breath Test for Cancer Detection
Researchers from Flinders University, Australia develop a non-invasive exhaled breath test that accurately diagnoses head and neck cancer...
Shannen So
Oct 24, 20202 min read
Rewriting the Code of Life: DNA Snipping Technology Wins 2020 Chemistry Nobel Prize
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been endowed upon two female scientists for their work on the technology of genome editing used to...
Nelson Gabriel Cortez
Oct 17, 20202 min read
Canine v COVID-19: The Smell of SARS-CoV-2
Airports from all around the world have been using dogs to sniff out COVID-19. A study from France shows that dogs correctly identify the CO
Kyle Vitug
Oct 17, 20202 min read
3 Underground Lakes Found on Mars Increasing Possibility of Life
Italian scientists discover multiple underground lakes in the south polar region of Mars using radar data from European Space Agency’s (ESA)
Miacah Casumbal
Oct 11, 20202 min read
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