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Appendix C.10: Agricultural Research Service
Pages 185-188

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... advance agricultural science by supporting the development and application of new expertise of Russian scientists, (2) enhance the effectiveness and productivity of ARS research programs that could benefit from extension of activities to Russia, (3)
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... Once the proposal was approved, the ISTC then played a key role in providing oversight and resolving problems directly with Russian project participants. Russian scientists who were struggling financially and who were outside the mainstream of international collaboration enthusiastically greeted the first official visits to their facilities by ARS personnel.
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... Many Russian institutes benefited from improved physical facilities and equipment provided through the cooperative projects. However, this statistic does not adequately reflect the strength of the personal relationships formed and the value of such relationships to future research and transparency in science.
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  • continuing source
  • active participation
  • animal care
  • pathogen collections
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  • focusing attention
  • dangerous pathogens
  • struggling financially
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  • ensuring security
  • russian institutes
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  • conducted onsite
  • global threat

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