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Want to grow your own vegetables but don’t have much space? Aquaponics lets you do that and lets you raise fish too!

An integration of aquaculture (raising fish in artificial environment) and hydroponics (growing vegetables without using soil), aquaponics is a system wherein naturally occurring bacteria converts fish wastes into fertilizer for the plants while the plants filter water for the fish.

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“Local engineers, architects, surveyors, accountants and medical practitioners need to register themselves as ‘ASEAN professionals,’” according to Teresita Manzala, chairperson of the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) in a forum organized by the National Academy of Science and Technology, an advisory body of the Department of Science and Technology, last August 13 at the Traders Hotel.

The ASEAN professionals registration is part of the Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA) to keep professionals competitive within and outside the region as the ASEAN integration pushes through in 2015.

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For National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Academician Antonio Miguel L. Dans, no amount of health education or counselling can make people change their lifestyles to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, COPD, and dementia.

Instead, Dr. Dans, a cardiologist and University of the Philippines College of Medicine professor, proposes making changes in the environment in order to make a person change his lifestyle and health status. Environment refers not only to things around people but also to policies that impact their lives.

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Smarty (above photo), official mascot of the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) turned one year old during this year’s celebration of NSTW held last July at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. Styled after the logo of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and taking the form of a bird, Smarty represents the “Smarter Philippines” thrust of DOST, organizer of the yearly NSTW. The mascot made its debut during the 2013 NSTW, appearing in most promotional materials for the event. Its success was replicated in this year’s edition of NSTW where kids and students grabbed the chance to have their photos taken with the lovable mascot (below). The mascot also appears in DOST’s quarterly publication, S&T Post, now in digital format downloadable in iPhones and iPods via Apple Newsstand. (S&T Media Service)