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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2022 | No 3 (75) Turning Points

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The first direct observation of gravitational waves was a major breakthrough in contemporary astronomy – and Polish scientists made major contributions to the discovery.
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Andrzej Królak
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Piotr Jaranowski
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  1. Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
  2. Faculty of Physics, University of Białystok
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Our daily diet contains carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, minerals, and vitamins – nutrients that provide us with energy and serve as the building blocks of our bodies. However, we are increasingly learning that what we eat also interacts with the genes in our cells in important ways.
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Carsten Carlberg
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  1. PAS Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research in Olsztyn
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Computed tomography is opening up new possibilities for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. If used routinely as a future screening method, it can detect the disease at a very early stage.
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Cezary Kępka
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  1. Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw
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The Earth’s atmosphere contains various dust particles that scatter and absorb solar radiation. Their amount and type affect the temperature on Earth – but how do we know what’s up there?
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Iwona Stachlewska
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  1. Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
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To try to really understand our position in the world – and not just in the academic sense – we need not only to survey the situation around us, but also to carefully peer into the past. And so, let us at least attempt a cursory glance examining the last century-and-a-half of turbulent change in the field of the humanities.
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Danuta Ulicka
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  1. Department of Poetics, Literary Theory, and Methodology of Literary Studies, Institute of Polish Literature, University of Warsaw
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For those who experience it, sexual violence is a traumatic event, one that marks a major turning point in their lives. Recent years have witnessed many social changes affecting attitudes towards this type of violence.
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Anna Woźniak
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  1. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw
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Kamil Śliwowski of the Information Society Development Foundation explains how the current reach and scale of the Internet entail a new stage of civilization – irrespective of what technologies ultimately gain the widest popularity.
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Kamil Śliwowski
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  1. Information Society Development Foundation (FRSI), Warsaw
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The landscape near the town of Suwałki in northeastern Poland shows intriguing signs of super-massive catastrophic flooding at the end of the last ice age.
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Piotr Weckwerth
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  1. Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
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Combining two different surveying methods – ground-penetrating radars and magnetometry – using the Amplitude Data Comparison method (ADCM) offers archeologists a new, cutting-edge tool to unravel the mysteries of the past.
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Fabian Welc
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  1. Institute of Archaeology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
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Genetic engineering is now a reality. If used wisely, it can be beneficial for humans. A good example is offered by gene therapies that put viruses to work.
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Mirosław Ząbek
1 2
Paweł Obierzyński
1 2
Adrian Drożdż
1 3

  1. Interventional Neurology Center (INC), Department of Neurosurgery, Bródno Mazovian Hospital in Warsaw
  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center for Post-Graduate Education (CMKP)
  3. Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw
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The kingdom of fungi comprises some of the most mysterious, poorly studied, and diverse organisms on our planet. The pioneering DNA-based technology known as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is now revolutionizing our understanding of fungal taxonomy, systematics, and ecology.
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Marcin Pietras
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  1. Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik
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A social revolution can sometimes be a healthy reaction of the social fabric in need of regeneration, says Dr. Anna Wylegała of the PAS Institute of Philosophy and Sociology.
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Anna Wylegała
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  1. Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
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Perovskite solar cells represent the biggest breakthrough in photovoltaics in decades, bringing a chance for affordable and widely available green energy. They are suitable in areas where silicon cells have fallen short.
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Olaf Szewczyk
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  1. Saule Technologies in Warsaw
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Coral reefs, commonly found in tropical coastal areas, are the world’s most complex marine ecosystems. But how do deeperwater corals differ from easier-to-study reefs in shallower waters?
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Mikołaj K. Zapalski
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  1. Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw
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Innovative treatments that actually involve damaging certain parts of the brain may represent some patients’ only chance for recovery.
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Mirosław Ząbek
1 2
Paweł Obierzyński
1 2
Adrian Drożdż
1 3

  1. Interventional Neurology Center (INC), Department of Neurosurgery, Bródno Mazovian Hospital in Warsaw
  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center for Post-Graduate Education (CMKP)
  3. Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw
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Prof. Jacek Jemielity of the Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, talks about tailor-made cancer therapies and explains what coronavirus vaccines have to do with cancer treatment.
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Jacek Jemielity
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  1. Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw
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Prof. Stanisław Karpiński discusses groundbreaking research into how plants communicate, remember stress, and process information.
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Stanisław Karpiński
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  1. Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
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Gravitational waves are not a rare phenomenon that happens only once in a while in our universe. Rather, such waves pass through the Earth on a daily basis, generated by cosmic events of various types. Studying their origins can teach us a great deal about the universe at large.
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Amedeo Romagnolo
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  1. Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences
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Rare-earth elements have countless applications in electronic devices that use state-of-the-art technologies. Experimental research is aimed at making it easier to find them, by predicting their behavior in the processes that form mineral ores.
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Bogusław Bagiński
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  1. Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw

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Katarzyna Kasia
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  1. Department of Culture Theory, Faculty of Management of Visual Culture, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
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Transcatheter valve replacement often saves patients’ lives. The procedure has become relatively safe and very effective, and may soon become common practice.
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Adam Witkowski
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  1. National Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw

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