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The Soviet Academy of Sciences has opted for allegiance to the Russian Republic rather than to what is left of the central government, but that by itself will not put things to rights.
The puzzle of schizophrenia has been approached from many directions. But, despite the development of molecular genetic techniques, the origin of the condition remains obscure.
A neat analogue of vitamin K (essential for blood clotting) points to the likely mechanism for the vitamin's activity - and to the chemical complexities with which evolution has lumbered itself.
