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First Reported 11/13/2009 - Updated 11/13/2009 - 1 Documents (in Biology)

Filipina scientist wins P4.6-M prize for snail toxin work

MANILA - A local scientist who helped discover a snail toxin a thousand times more powerful than morphine, was chosen as the first Filipino winner of the 2010 L'oral-UNESCO 'For Women In Science Awards.' Dr. Lourdes Jansuy Cruz, 67, a National Scientist ... [ABS-CBN News - 11/13/2009]

Entities: Toxin, Philippines, Peptide, Patent

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...com/Newsbreak in an interview. "It inhibits the pain pathway leading up to the brain so it has to be administered somewhere along the spinal fluid and requires a special pumping mechanism. It's not like a drug you can pop into your mouth" she said. Cruz is one of 5 winners of the award this year, chosen among nearly 1,000 nominees all over the world, selected by a jury led by...

Filipina scientist wins P4.6-M prize for snail toxin work [ABS-CBN News - 11/13/2009]

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