Popular sciences

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Description

The „Academia” magazine was founded on the initiative of Professor Andrzej B. Legocki, a President of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2003 – 2006. In the beginning it was published only in English as a reply to the growing demand for a current information on the Polish Academy of Sciences` activities, expressed by foreign scientists and Poles living abroad and interested in Polish science.

Since 2005 the magazine is published both in Polish and English.

The „Academia” is an exceptional - on the Polish market - scientific magazine for the general public, propagating achievements of Polish scientists here and abroad. Authors of articles in „Academia” explain their subject in a way that is accessible not only for all sorts of academics but also for students, pupils and all other readers interested in scientific topics for the general public.

ISSN

1731-7401

Publishers

Polish Academy of Sciences

Editorial Staff

Jolanta Iwańczuk (Editor-in-Chief, Earth Sciences)

Daniel Sax (Editor, English-Language Version)

Marcin Pietras (Biological & Agricultural Sciences)

Justyna Orłowska (Journalist)

Andrzej Figatowski (Graphic Designer)

Anna Bielec (Project Coordinator)

Scientific Council

Marek Konarzewski, President of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Chairman)

Dariusz Jemielniak (Deputy Chairman)

Andrzej Buko

Katarzyna Czarnecka

Patrycja Dołowy

Paweł Golik

Janusz Jurczak

Tomasz Kapitaniak

Marek Krawczyk

Krzysztof Nowak

Anna Zawadzka

Publisher:

Polish Academy of Sciences

Communication and Science Information Department

Defilad sq. 1,

00-901 Warsaw, Poland

e-mail: academia@pan.pl

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Content

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information

1 Contents

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information

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2 Editorial

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 3

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3 The Ancient Aurochs

Ryszard Słomski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 4-7

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Abstract

Today's technology makes it possible to analyze genetic samples up to a million years old. Perhaps one day the aurochs will make a comeback to Poland's forests, thanks to Polish scientists.

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Ryszard Słomski

4 Microinformation

Witold Filipowicz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 8-11

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It was long believed that RNA was a molecule specialized in transmitting information from DNA to proteins. However, in recent years scientists have been discovering hitherto unknown complexities of RNA.

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Witold Filipowicz

5 Confession Magazines

Katarzyna Stańczak-Wiślicz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 12-15

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Polish true-confessions magazines are bolder than other women's journals at covering sensitive issues. The confessional formula makes it easier to cross discourse boundaries.

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Katarzyna Stańczak-Wiślicz

6 Pitfalls of Bibliometrics

Karol Życzkowski , Agnieszka Pollo

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 16-19

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Identifying the best scientists among the mediocre is straightforward when given the perspective of centuries, or at least decades, of hindsight. The problem of evaluating contemporary researchers is far more complex.

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Karol Życzkowski

Agnieszka Pollo

7 Guidance for Geotourism

Magdalena Sidorczuk , Monika Krzeczyńska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 20-23

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Geological information of the right type and in the right place can help boost public awareness of and appreciation for the geological diversity around us.

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Magdalena Sidorczuk

Monika Krzeczyńska

8 An Ocean of Information

Dominik Batorski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 24-26

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As the amount of online content grows, Internet users' attention span decreases. This brings an acute need for social and technological solutions that enable users to select the most important and relevant information.

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Dominik Batorski

9 Total Eclipse of the Heart

Paweł Dobrzyń

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 27-29

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Existing therapies for heart failure do not target intracellular pathways regulating the metabolism of cardiomyocytes, even though research shows that this could offer an effective treatment method.

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Paweł Dobrzyń

10 Finding the Astronomer

Wiesław Bogdanowicz , Patrycja Dołowy

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 30-32

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In Copernicus' day, canons were buried under the altar where they served Mass. As such, the altar of St. Andrew in Frombork cathedral was a natural starting point for researchers looking for the great astronomer's grave.

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Wiesław Bogdanowicz

Patrycja Dołowy

11 Hitting the Bull's-Eye

Radosław Markowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 33-35

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Radosław Markowski

12 Beginning of an Era

Jan Barciszewski , Volker A. Erdmann

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 36-37

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Jan Barciszewski

Volker A. Erdmann

13 Childhood Space

Anna Brzezińska , Elzbieta Hornowska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 38-39

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A research project underway at the Institute of Psychology at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań aims to adapt tools to study the development of young Polish children.

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Anna Brzezińska

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Elzbieta Hornowska

14 I've Churned My Lump of Butter

Ryszard Tadeusiewicz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 40-43

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Ryszard Tadeusiewicz

15 Free Science

Patrycja Dołowy

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 46-47

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The Open Access and Open Science concepts are about publishing scientific materials in a way that ensures they will be as widely available as possible.

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Patrycja Dołowy

16 DNA and the Maiden

Patrycja Dołowy

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2011 | Nr 3 (31) 2011 Information | 50

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Patrycja Dołowy