The Nature Institute is a research institute located in Ghent, New York that was founded in 1998. The Institute offers regular educational programs and has numerous ongoing projects and publications. In 2005, the Institute's publications reached about 10,000 people.

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1). Yes.
2). It's impossible to say.
3). No.
I think the answer is
1).