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DO NOT CUT CONIFEROUS FORESTS
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Coniferous forests are important consumers of carbon dioxide, and their mass cutting may result in an ecological catastrophe. This conclusion is made by biologists from Syktyvkar on the basis of a long-term study on gas exchange in taiga in the north of Russia. The work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.
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Syktyvkar
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27.12.2002
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FRICTION WITHOUT LOSSES
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Moscow scientists have developed novel polymeric materials. Bearings made of these plastics can work without lubrication and do not accumulate static electricity.
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Moscow
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20.12.2002
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PYRAMIDS ARE JUST HEAT ENGINES WITH LOW EFFICIENCY
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Mass media are still discussing the magical properties of pyramids. However, pyramids are not mystical constructions, but only heat engines with rather low efficiency.
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Pushchino
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20.12.2002
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SEWAGE TREATMENT BECOMES EASIER FOR BACTERIA
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The efficiency of sewage cleaning from oil products can be significantly improved by placing oil-decomposing bacteria into the pores of sewage-purification filters. This method has been developed by the scientists of the Kazan State University for Technology and tested at Nizhnekamskneftekhim Petrochemical Plant, Republic of Tatarstan.
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ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPE
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Moscow scientists have made compact and easy-to-operate acoustic microscopes, which allow examination of microstructure of practically any optically opaque objects - metals and alloys, polymeric and composite materials, coatings and layered systems, dentures and bone prosthesis.
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Moscow
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20.12.2002
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FLUCTUATIONS OF LEMMINGS' POPULATION
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The lemming, a small tundra rodent, is famous worldwide due to periodical fluctuations of its quantity. For several dozens of years this peculiarity has drawn attention of numerous researchers, the scientists still fail to determine the reason for such regular fluctuations. Russian scientists have made a significant contribution to the ecology of lemmings. Their research has been funded through the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.
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Magadan
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20.12.2002
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ECAUDATE CATS FOUND IN UDMURTIA
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Russian scientists have found a new mutation of 'taillessness' with cats populating remote areas of Udmurtia.
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St. Petersburg
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20.12.2002
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DO NOT CHEW MAPLE LEAVES
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Trees are a breeding ground for microbes that are dangerous for us. These microorganisms are studied by Siberian scientists. The study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.
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Irkutsk
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11.12.2002
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BRIGANDAGE ON THE SPITSBERGEN
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The Moscow scientists have found traces of murders in the course of burials archeological dig on the Spitsbergen. The forensic medical expert's report has confirmed the written testimony stating that brigands captured coast-dwellers' trade by the end of the 18th century.
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Moscow
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11.12.2002
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KEFIR PROTECTS AGAINST MUTATIONS
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A marvellous ability of some bacteria to prevent gene and chromosomal mutations in higher organisms is studied by the specialists from the Moscow State University and from the Vavilov Institute of General Genetics. Substances produced by bacteria suppress the activity of mutagens, i.e., natural and artificial chemical compounds that induce mutations.
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Moscow
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11.12.2002
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BREWING WASTE UTILIZED IN A NEW WAY
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New life will soon begin for chickens, piglets, young carps and other inhabitants of farms and farm-yards. For them the Moscow scientists have developed a bioactive food supplement based on the so-called brewing waste. As a result, a win-win situation will occur - the brewers will solve the problem of waste recycling, and the piglets and chickens will grow up quicker and fall ill less frequently.
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Moscow
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11.12.2002
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BRIGANDAGE ON THE SPITSBERGEN
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The Moscow scientists have found traces of murders in the course of burials archeological dig on the Spitsbergen. The forensic medical expert's report has confirmed the written testimony stating that brigands captured coast-dwellers' trade by the end of the 18th century.
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Moscow
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11.12.2002
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KEFIR PROTECTS AGAINST MUTATIONS
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A marvellous ability of some bacteria to prevent gene and chromosomal mutations in higher organisms is studied by the specialists from the Moscow State University and from the Vavilov Institute of General Genetics. Substances produced by bacteria suppress the activity of mutagens, i.e., natural and artificial chemical compounds that induce mutations.
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Moscow
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11.12.2002
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BREWING WASTE UTILIZED IN A NEW WAY
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New life will soon begin for chickens, piglets, young carps and other inhabitants of farms and farm-yards. For them the Moscow scientists have developed a bioactive food supplement based on the so-called brewing waste. As a result, a win-win situation will occur - the brewers will solve the problem of waste recycling, and the piglets and chickens will grow up quicker and fall ill less frequently.
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Moscow
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