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Visitors to the upcoming 11th National Biotechnology Week (NBW), slated from November 23-28, 2015 at  SM City Dasma in Cavite,  can learn more about biotechnology with the help of the internationally acclaimed STARBOOKS or Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosks, a digital science library developed by the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII).

STARBOOKS, dubbed “library in a box,” will be among the technologies to be featured during the event, with STII personnel on hand to assist individuals willing to try the research tool.

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Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario G. Montejo (4th from right) turns over DOST’s internationally acclaimed digital science library, STARBOOKS or Science and Technology Academic and Research-based Openly Operated Kiosks, to CHED-CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region) represented by Regional Director Dr. Romulo H. Malvar (4th from left) and representatives of DepED-CAR during the recent CAR leg of DOST’s Science Nation Tour at CAP Convention Center in Baguio City. Science Nation Tour is a nationwide roadshow that aims to highlight the benefits of DOST programs and technologies in every region of the archipelago.The first of its kind in the Philippines, STARBOOKS is a stand-alone research platform with a user-friendly interface. It requires no Internet connection and contains science information from local and international sources. On June 29, 2015, STARBOOKS was awarded with the American Library Association Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects in San Francisco, California. (Text by Ma. Lotuslei P. Dimagiba / Photo by Arjay C. Escondo, S&T Media Service, DOST-STII)

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) spearheads the 11th National Biotechnology Week (NBW) as it opens on November 23, 2015 at the SM City, Dasmarinas, Cavite with the theme “Bioteknolohiya: Kaagapay ng Mamamayan sa Pambansang Kaunlaran” and the tagline “Angat Tayo sa Bioteknolohiya.”

Created by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 1414, NBW which will run until November 28, 2015 is co-organized by DOST along with the DOH, DA, DENR, DILG, DTI, DepEd, CHED, and the Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines.

NBW serves as a venue to highlight the many contributions of biotechnology to agriculture and food security, equitable health care services, development of industries and business enterprises, sustainable environment and economic development, among others.

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How he ventured from safe water to rice and mongo snacks constituted sense, timing and luck. It started when some people in emergency situation asked him, “You already have water that’s useful during emergency situation, why not food?”

“I’ve pondered on it and figured, why not?” Racky D. Doctor, president of Nutridense Food Manufacturing Corporation (NFMC), reveals.

Eventually, an opportunity came when the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI) conducted a forum on complementary food and he was among the invited. He showed up and that began his passion for good food.