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The Tyumen cryobank — cold in the service of science
Nowadays medicine and the biological sciences would be nothing without cryogenic technologies – what is known among specialists as the freezing of cellular and genetic material. Such specimens are then preserved in cryobanks – low-temperature refrigerators which maintain these chilly temperatures with the help of liquid nitrogen. A cryobank is not merely a negative 200-degree refrigerator – it is an advanced piece of equipment developed with the help of complex high technologies. There are only about 200 of them in the whole world and one of them is in the Russian city of Tyumen. There the cryobank is used not only to store biomaterial, but as the basis for scientific research in the field of biotechnology – and scientists in Tyumen have already succeeded in making significant discoveries.
Winter recreation in the mountains. The Rosa Khutor resort
Coastal sub-tropics, in the mountains — it's a rare combination. Sun and altitude. Snow and warmth... The skiing season lasts 140 days a year here! You won't find that anywhere else in the world. Roza Khutor, located in the Caucasus mountains, is a fashionable year-round resort receiving over 10,000 tourists every day! It was built, amongst other reasons, to host the 2014 Winter Olympics. A multitude of records have been set on its slopes. Join host Irina Ortman as she tries them out.
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Winter recreation in the mountains. The Rosa Khutor resort
Real Steel. Diesel and electric locomotives of the USSR
For a country like Russia, with its vast expanses, the railways all had a special significance. Designs created in the 20th century have made their mark in the history of the country. Even today, in the era of digital technologies, these discoveries and achievements shouldn’t be forgotten. They’re simply fascinating. Watch the film “Living Steel. Diesel and Electric Trains of the USSR only on Russian Travel Guide.
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