Southern Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Science (SSC RAS) is a regional unit of the
Russian Academy of Science
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...
, which includes research groups from a number of cities located in the
Southern Federal District
The Southern Federal District ( rus, Ю́жный федера́льный о́круг, Yuzhny federalny okrug, ˈjuʐnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic ...
of Russia. SSC RAS was established on December 19, 2002.
SSC RAS focuses on the following areas in research:
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Molecular Biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and physi ...
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Astrophysics
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Multiprocessing Systems
*Theory of Molecular Computers (
DNA Computing
DNA computing is an emerging branch of unconventional computing which uses DNA, biochemistry, and molecular biology hardware, instead of the traditional electronic computing. Research and development in this area concerns theory, experiments, a ...
)
*Predicting and preventing
natural disasters
*Luminescent materials
*Modernizing rail transport
*Exploring marine ecosystems
*Social, economic and humanitarian problems of the South of Russia.
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