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Appendix C.7: National Science Foundation
Pages 177-178

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... Examples of topics of recent NSF-supported research activities that have included U.S.-Russian collaborative efforts in the biological sciences include the following: • Protein folding • Geothermal bacteria • Phylogenetic analysis of avian species • Marine data management • Arctic river plankton • Synthetic membranes for use to ensure safe drinking water • Biodiversity in Lake Baikal NSF has identified a number of benefits from joint U.S.-Russia efforts. They include, for example, the following: 177
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... • Lower costs of research conducted in Russia than of comparable research carried out in the United States. Challenges for NSF to fund work in Russia include the following: • Lack of a mechanism to recoup funds or impose penalties for inappropriate use of NSF funds by foreign institutes or researchers.
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