DOST, partners completing project to stop spread of shrimp disease
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A project that aims to detect and prevent the spread of shrimp pathogens, an infectious agent that can cause disease to its host, is now nearing completion.
This was announced by Dr. Cynthia P. Saloma, director of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in UP–Diliman during the Science and Technology Forum on Aquatic Biotechnology at the recent National Biotechnology Week in SM Dasmariñas, Cavite.
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DOST’s science and tech fair highlights industry benefits to Mindanao
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The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Science and Technology (S&T) Fair for the Mindanao Cluster got underway in Zamboanga City from December 3-5, 2015 with focus on S&T’s impacts on the rubber, mining and food industries, including halal.
The fair showcased the many benefits of DOST’s Small Enterprise Upgrading Program or SETUP via project visits to program beneficiaries Philippine Pioneer Rubber Product Corp. (PPRPC) and Monmon Bakeshoppe and Snack Haus in Zamboanga.
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DOST awards two schools as best implementers of inquiry-based science lessons
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The Science Education Institute (SEI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) named Taguig Integrated School and CP Sta. Teresa Elementary School as two of the Most Promising School for Implementers of Project HOTS or Hands on Teaching and Learning of Science.
Project HOTS is a professional development program of SEI which aims to enable teachers to design and develop science lessons incorporating an inquiry-based activity, facilitate an inquiry-based activity, and improve the lesson based on pupil’s response or lesson study. It is a means to change the focus of teaching from a teacher-centered classroom to one that is student-centered.
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