Biosilica - Raw Material of the New Millenium

W. Mller, S. I. Belikov, H.-Khr. Schrder

In 1844 the German scholar and traveler A. Humboldt was the first to enlighten the West on Siberia's richness in natural resources, primarily in precious metals. In our times, this vast land is associated not only with gold and platinum, but also with diamonds, gas, and oilЕ And yet Siberia's most valuable treasure is not exhaustible resources of metals, but its unique plants and animals

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