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#DiscoverWithVSU: Sweetpotato starch improves growth and feed efficiency in tilapia fry
Tilapia farming is one of the cornerstones of aquaculture in the Philippines, but farmers continue to face the challenge of high feed costs, which often account for more than half of total production expenses.
Read more ...#GoingGlobal: VSU builds partnerships with universities in Malaysia and South Korea for animal science research
The Visayas State University (VSU) continues to strengthen its international research network after formalizing new academic and research collaborations with Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Chungbuk National University (CBNU) of South Korea.
Read more ...#DiscoverWithVSU: Rethinking how women are studied in phenomenological method
What does it mean to study the “essence” of being a woman? And does searching for such an essence truly help women, or does it end up putting them into boxes they never chose for themselves?
Read more ...VSU Alangalang Cyber Warriors Top TRON 2026 Philippine Army Cyber Defense Qualifiers
Visayas State University Alangalang has scored a major win in the Philippine Army Cyber Defense Exercises—TRON 2026 Qualifiers, held online on October 25–26, 2025.
Read more ...#DiscoverWithVSU: Lampreys help unlock new antibodies for safer blood medicine
Blood transfusion and organ transplantation save countless lives every day, but both rely heavily on a proper match of blood groups.
The familiar blood types A, B, AB, and O classifications come from tiny sugar molecules, called glycans, that sit on the surface of red blood cells. These glycans are like identification tags. If the body detects a tag it does not recognize, it can trigger a strong immune reaction, sometimes leading to rejection of transfused blood or even transplanted organs.
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