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- English version
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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
Biomedicine
Is it impossible to defeat cancer?
Science in the future is unlikely to find a way to completely defeat cancer. Probably, the disease will become chronic, with which you can live for decades.
18.10.2016
Other life sciences
Super-biochip
The installation made it possible to analyze the reactions of 3.6 thousand worms to almost a thousand compounds for 12-16 minutes. During this time, conventional biochips check one connection.
18.10.2016
Other life sciences
Silk with the addition of graphene and nanotubes
A diet of silkworms with additives of single-walled nanotubes and graphene led to the production of silk thread with improved properties, including electrical conductivity.
18.10.2016
Grants and competitions
Knowledge is power
Technological startups, small and medium–sized companies, representatives of the scientific community can become participants of the competition for developers of medical non-invasive sensors "Knowledge - Power".
18.10.2016
Genetics
Buy triploid pink salmon!
Scientists from Russia have shown that pink salmon, whose DNA contains three, not two sets of chromosomes, contains the same amount of nutrients as ordinary fish.
18.10.2016
Other life sciences
Hormones, part 1
In the first part of the article, we will talk about hormones in general and how they affect each of us – and sometimes in unexpected ways. To begin with, let's deal with male sex hormones.
18.10.2016
Cellular technologies
IPSK: 10 years later
The emergence of induced pluripotent stem cells has ensured rapid progress in some areas and the emergence of serious difficulties in others.
17.10.2016