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Ph made digital science library goes to Malaysia

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Published: 23 November 2015

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Visitors to the recent Kuala Lumpur Engineering Science Fair (KLESF) in Selangor, Malaysia try the Philippines’ very own Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosks or STARBOOKS, developed by the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII). The first of its kind in the Philippines, STARBOOKS is a standalone information system placed in specially designed pods, and requires no Internet connection. It contains thousands of local and foreign S&T materials in various formats covering different topics like medicine, nutrition, energy, environment, and others. DOST’s “library in a box” will also be featured at the celebration of National Biotechnology Week, happening on November 23- 28, 2015 at SM City Dasmariñas, Cavite.

DOST’s STARBOOKS now in Adamson U

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Published: 16 November 2015

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To further boost their resources for elementary and high school students in preparation for the K + 12 program, Adamson University (AdU) availed the first digital science library in the Philippines dubbed as STARBOOKS, an internationally acclaimed research tool developed by the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII).

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Probiotics research for processed meats supported by DOST in Nat’l Biotech Week

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Published: 16 November 2015

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A starter culture for processed meats, which increase the chances of developing cancer in humans according to the World Health Organization (WHO), may be in the offing. This development will help pave the way for a better alternative in processing meats.

Dr. Francis B. Elegado of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotech or simply BIOTECH of UP Los Baños and his team developed a probiotic starter culture for meats in a research project supported by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) under the program “Enhancement of Biotechnology Products and Services for Agro-Industrial Applications.”

Probiotics are good bacteria, or those that help keep you healthy. Meanwhile, a starter culture is a biotechnology application that starts the fermentation process for food. According to Elegado, they have a wide collection of starter cultures at Biotech.

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