Filipino
scientists continue to stimulate and improve Philippine science and technology
with the wealth that carrageenan seaweeds bring to agriculture, with its new
discovery: the Plant Food Supplement (PSF). In celebration of the
World’s Science Day, we give honor to the research team from the Department of
Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI), who
wins the 2017 Excellent Research Team of the Year Award from the Japan-Based Forum for Nuclear
Cooperation in Asia (FNCA), led by Lucille Abad who heads DOST-PNRI’s Chemistry
Research Section. Aside from the Philippines, the event was also
participated by Australia, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan,
Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Thailand and Vietnam.