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Mold for $1500
A glass container with a mold sample prepared by the discoverer of penicillin, Alexander Fleming, was sold at Bonham's London auction for $ 14,617.
02.03.2017- English version
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No vaccinations – no money
The introduction of new rules for the payment of child benefits has caused a number of protests. However, the Government decided that it was appropriate to take tough measures in this case.
28.02.2017
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New scientific development of Cuban scientists
A therapeutic vaccine aimed at reducing viral load in patients with human immunodeficiency virus is at the first stage of clinical trial.
27.02.2017
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Vitamins against schizophrenia
In most cases, in patients with schizophrenia, the disease returns after treatment. However, repeated symptoms can be alleviated with large doses of B vitamins.
27.02.2017
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Patent for CRISPR-Cas9: to be continued
The victory of the Broad Institute in the fight for a patent for the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing method is not the end of the story. The University of California at Berkeley will undoubtedly continue to struggle.
22.02.2017
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It's time to prepare together for a pandemic
According to Bill Gates, whether it's a whim of nature or the actions of terrorists, a rapidly spreading, airborne pathogen can kill more than 30 million people in less than a year.
20.02.2017
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Pharmstandard invested $1 million in Genotek
One of the largest drug manufacturing companies in Russia, Pharmstandard, has invested $1 million in Genotek, a DNA research company.
17.02.2017
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Another victory of "open science"
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation managed to reach an agreement with Science magazine. For the first time in its more than a century history, the publication has allowed publications to be freely available.
16.02.2017
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The US will allow genetic engineering of human embryos
The report of the National Academy of Sciences approved the modification of the human germ line in the future, but only to prevent the birth of children with serious genetic diseases.
15.02.2017
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Unfrozen
A Chinese woman gave birth to a healthy boy from an embryo frozen 16 years ago. The child was born from the same group of embryos from which the embryo of her first son was taken in 2000.
07.02.2017
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Gold Medals of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The highest award of the Russian Academy of Sciences has been awarded annually since 1959 to one Russian and one foreign scientist for outstanding work in the field of natural sciences and humanities.
06.02.2017
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"Green chemistry" in Tver
TSU is going to spend 1 million rubles to grant a non-exclusive license right to use the Lactobacillus delbrueckii strain.
03.02.2017
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The pancreas of a mouse was grown in the body of a rat
For the first time in the world, Japanese scientists managed to reproduce the structural part of a living organism at the interspecific level – to grow an organ of one creature in the body of another.
26.01.2017
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Only 1 out of 5 Russians do not have the main "obesity gene"
Approximately 82% of Russians are carriers of the variant of the "appetite gene" FTO, which makes them prone to gaining excess weight (however, only 500 g) and developing obesity.
26.01.2017
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Bacteria with an expanded genetic code were obtained
Over the past two years, scientists have been able to make their bacteria much hardier, as well as ensure the transfer of nucleotides X and Y to descendants during bacterial division.
24.01.2017
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GM apples will be sold in the USA
The special properties of the modified fruits were achieved by "turning off" the genes encoding the synthesis of polyphenol oxidase, an enzyme responsible for the darkening of fruits.
20.01.2017
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The second "three-parent" child
In Ukraine, a child with the genetic material of three parents was born using the method of transferring a fertilized egg into a donor one for the first time.
18.01.2017
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TZAP protein affects telomere length
Researchers have discovered the protein TZAP, which binds the ends of chromosomes and determines the length of telomeres, DNA fragments that protect the ends of chromosomes.
13.01.2017
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Immunodeficiency gene therapy was tested on mice
An international team of scientists edited the genome of cells of patients with severe immunodeficiency – chronic granulomatosis caused by genetic breakdowns.
12.01.2017
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"Green" ammunition
The US Department of Defense has announced a tender for the development of new biodegradable training ammunition that will be used at all US military training grounds.
11.01.2017