Genetic engineering
Stem cell gene therapy: faster and cheaper
The compact semi-automatic system is designed to produce individual genetically modified hematopoietic cells of patients in medical institutions.
24.10.2016- English version
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Bioethics
New children from three parents
While experts in reproduction and bioethics criticized the creators of the first "three-parent" child, several more reports of similar experiments appeared.
24.10.2016
Your health
Maligned cholesterol
Mr. Cholesterol is not a villain. He was simply misunderstood. Today we will share everything you need to know about Mr. Cholesterol and reveal all the secrets of this good guy.
24.10.2016
Other life sciences
Protein motors
These amazing molecules, the importance of their normal functioning for human health and their potential application in nanotechnology will be discussed in this article.
24.10.2016
Nanotechnology
RUSNANOPRIZE Finalists
The International RUSNANOPRIZE 2016 Award Committee, which is awarded for the best nanotechnology developments introduced into mass production, has identified three finalists.
21.10.2016
Your health
Smoking and appetite
When you smoke, you want to eat less. What and how "a wedge knocks out a wedge" should be looked for in the latest issue of Nature thanks to the work of researchers from the University of Texas
21.10.2016
Grants and competitions
Competition for young oncologists
The purpose of the competition is to support young scientists, stimulate their scientific activities, and reward them for scientific achievements that make a significant contribution to the development of oncology.
21.10.2016
Genetics
Evolution continues
In a new study, an international group of geneticists reconstructs human evolution that took place not in the Stone Age, but literally in recent centuries.
21.10.2016
Prolonging youth
The Immortality of Elizabeth Parrish
In September 2015, Elizabeth Parrish, director of the American pharmaceutical company BioViva, was the first in the world to change her genes in order to delay old age.
21.10.2016
Cellular technologies
Let's practice on chips
New drugs can be tested on animals, it is possible on human volunteers, but it is much more convenient and humane to use cellular models for this.
21.10.2016
Genetics
Do not put tomatoes in the refrigerator
Hypothermia reduces the activity of hundreds of genes in heat-loving plants, including those responsible for the synthesis of substances that make tomatoes taste sweeter and give them an attractive aroma.
21.10.2016
Your health
Smart watches called useless for measuring heart rate
Fitness bracelets can only roughly orient a person engaged in physical exercises, and are not suitable for cardiac patients.
21.10.2016
Note to the businessman
Biotechnology. Buy eternal life
Longevity-economy is being born before our eyes. Its boom will take place in the next 10-15 years, and this coincides with the planning horizon of venture funds.
20.10.2016
Nanotechnology
Antitubercular aerosol
Novosibirsk has developed an innovative method of delivering drugs to the foci of infection – not by pills or injections, but by inhaling nanoparticles 10-100 nm in size.
20.10.2016
Other life sciences
Non-genetic inheritance
The RNA fed to nematodes from the extracellular space, together with the yolk substance, enter the oocytes and then accumulate in the embryos, suppressing gene expression.
20.10.2016
Your health
Are you losing weight? Don't overdo it with protein!
The consumption of an excessive amount of protein neutralizes an important beneficial effect of weight loss – normalization of insulin sensitivity.
19.10.2016
Genetics
The legends of giants have been confirmed by genetics
The frequency of mutations in the AIP gene and the associated gigantism in the current inhabitants of Ulster could serve as the basis for legends and fairy tales about giants living in the north of Ireland.
19.10.2016
Genetic engineering
CRISPR/Cas9 as an assistant in the fight against HIV
It is possible to get rid of the immunodeficiency virus thanks to the revolutionary CRISPR/Cas9 system, which will allow cutting HIV genes from the DNA of the patient's cells.
19.10.2016
Biomedicine
I know you know…
A placebo has a positive effect on a person's well–being even if he knows that the drug he is taking is a dummy, and not a real medicine.
19.10.2016
Cellular technologies
Eggs "in vitro"
Japanese scientists managed not only to make the stem cells of mice turn into eggs, but also to achieve the appearance of offspring from these eggs.
19.10.2016