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If the fighting on the streets of Moscow gets out of hand, Russian science will be finished, but this or the next Russian government needs outside advice on how it should reorganize the research enterprise.
Most models come into being as aids in the solution of real problems, but there is no reason why the process should not be inverted by the creation of models for which there are no problems — yet.
Characterization of genetic defects involving myelin continues with the identification of the gene for Canavan's disease, a condition that results in the destruction of the brain's white matter.
