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Jacob Richard Anthony Lim, a student from the Philippine Science High School, poses beside his invention - the “Baba device,” a rice cooker attachment for pasteurizing human breastmilk which he developed and demonstrated during the recent National Science and Technology Week by the Department of Science and Technoloby at SMX Convention Center. Breastmilk is known as the most nutritious milk and the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they can eat and digest other foods. A lot of babies are deprived of breastmilk due to lack of milk by their mothers. However, they can still enjoy milk nutrition from donors but this has to be pasteurized to kill harmful microorganisms. The “Baba device” which Lim developed is inexpensive, costing around P1,000 as compared to the commercially available breastmilk pasteurizer which can cost as much as P73,000. The “Baba device” is now being tested at the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City.

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Senate Committee on Science and Technology Chairperson Sen. Ralph G. Recto affirms the key role of science and technology (S&T) in national development while lamenting the lack of professionals working in S&T

The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) 2014 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) opened on a grand note at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City with the presence of no less than Senate Committee on Science and Technology Chairperson Sen. Ralph G. Recto and a unique production number by performers from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).

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There is no conclusive evidence at present indicating that exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from cellular phones poses a definite risk to human health.

This finding is based on scientific studies which have already been published.

This was pointed out by Dr. Jaime C. Montoya, executive director of the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) during the National Academy of Science and Technology’s (NAST) 36th Annual Scientific Meeting held last July 10, 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center.

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The Department of Science and Technology’s programs for a stronger Philippine metals industry and for safer transportation will be highlighted in the upcoming National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) slated on July 24-28, 2014 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City.