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IEE RAS INSTITUTE VISITED BY STUDENTS FROM VOLOGDA AND CHEREPOVETS

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High school students, focused on profile education in biology, visited the laboratories at the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS and listened to the speeches of researchers.

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The history of our Institute and the main directions of research were relayed by Doctor of Biological Sciences, Deputy Director for Research, prof. RAS Konstantin Gongalsky. After that, Senior Researcher Daniil Korobushkin, Ph.D., gave a lecture “Science and travel, or how to travel while doing science”. He told the students about how to properly pack for the expedition.

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The future biologists had the opportunity not only to listen to the scientists, but also to observe their work. They visited the Aquarium of the Institute, where researcher Sergey Simanovsky, Ph.D., demonstrated the fish being kept there and described what scientific experiments their data was used for. Sergey also demonstrated the experiment with disposable masks and napkins being put into the water to test the rate of their biodegradation. After a period, fish are put into this water to see how microplastics will affect them.

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In another laboratory, Yuri Kaverkin and Oleg Nikolaev showed the children lizards and geckos. They talked about the incredible ability of geckos to stay on smooth surfaces, the unusual sounds they make, and the fact that these animals eat their skin after shedding it off. The scientists showed some individuals and explained to the children what scientific work is currently taking place in this laboratory.

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The employees of the Institute are happy to share their experience with novice biologists and inspire them for a great scientific future.