HERE’S an excerpt from Alex Villafania’s story for INQUIRER.net Infotech:
MANILA–Filipino biologist Baldomero Olivera has been awarded Scientist of the Year for 2007 by the prestigious Harvard Foundation in the United States for his contributions in the field of biology.
Olivera, who currently works as Distinguished Professor of Biology from the University of Utah, has made groundbreaking research on neurotoxins of the extremely poisonous Conus, a type of cone snail found in the tropical waters of the Philippines.
The predatory cone snails have one of the most powerful neurotoxins in the animal kingdom. A single strike from a harpoon-like tongue could easily kill a human.
Congratulations to Baldomero Olivera. Go, Pinoys! Wherever they may be, whether in the Philippines or abroad, Filipinos are showing that we’re among the world’s best in different fields.
I have a soft spot for science, so this makes this news item even more exciting for me.
June 28th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
,,,,,,,,,,,npAdAan lNg,,,,,,,,,,,
hahahahahahhaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,,,,,,,,,,,
June 25th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
grbe mga informations
June 25th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
gO piNoy!!
June 24th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
ang panget ng alta vista
March 18th, 2007 at 11:29 am
The army’s next big bioweapon: killer snails!