REDUCING the importation of most antibiotics used in the Philippines and increasing domestic production are key objectives of a study supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) being carried out at the University of the Philippines-Los Baños, the DOST said last week.

The study on indigenous Actinomycetes by a team of researchers led by Irene Alcantara-Papa of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH) at UPLB may eventually reduce importing antibiotics, the researchers said.

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