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Maybe the safety of cosmetics will be checked on deputies?

It is better to test cosmetics on cells, on bacteria, by computer modeling, the authors of the bill, who are obviously not familiar with cellular technologies and their level of development in Russia, believe.

30.11.2015

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All the best – to Skolkovo

The cluster, which is planned to be opened in Skolkovo, will include several world-class international clinics operating according to standards adopted in OECD countries.

26.11.2015

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Is life without old age possible?

We live much longer than our ancestors – but only thanks to the achievements of civilization in general and medicine in particular. This and much more will be discussed at the lecture by Vyacheslav Dubynin, which is offered to your attention.

24.11.2015

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Clone Factory

In the Chinese city of Tianjin, it is planned to build the world's largest animal cloning center, which will "release" cows, horses and even dogs.

24.11.2015

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Why does Russian science stand still?

In 2013, Russia spent $24.8 billion on research and development - 1.7% of global spending.

23.11.2015

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Rusnano: planned reduction of losses

The net loss of Rusnano for the first nine months of 2015 decreased by 22.8%, to 2.7 billion rubles. The state-owned company plans to record profit in 2017 after the exit from the capital of portfolio organizations.

16.11.2015

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Diagnosis of cancer by platelet RNA

Analysis of the RNA contained in blood platelets will help to accurately diagnose cancer. The new method is able not only to detect a tumor, but also to determine exactly where it is in the body.

13.11.2015

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MIPT patents graphene biosensors in the USA

The key feature of the sensor is the use as a binding layer of a thin film of several layers of graphene or graphene oxide, which has unique physicochemical properties.

12.11.2015

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A new genetically determined deadly disease

Gerontologists decided to equate aging with disease and include it in the new edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which is being released by WHO in 2018.

11.11.2015

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Milner Award – 2015

The ceremony of awarding the largest (in monetary terms) scientific Breakthrough Prize was held in California.

09.11.2015

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The "golden bullet" against the flu?

Shionogi & Co has completed the first phase of testing the drug, in which it was tested for harmlessness. In November, when the peak of the flu epidemic is expected, the 2nd phase of clinical trials will begin - testing its effectiveness.

02.11.2015

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The opener of STAP cells is not left alone

Waseda University checked Haruka Obokata's thesis on stem cells and also revealed a number of questionable evidence. Obokata was asked to redo the work within a year, but she was unable to do so.

30.10.2015

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Cancel aging

Is aging inevitable? Do we need immortality? How long can technological progress continue? Aubrey de Grey will answer these questions in a lecture (October 30, Friday, 19:00, Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Ostozhenka str., 16).

28.10.2015

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Hot dogs with human flesh?

Human DNA was found in 2% of the analyzed samples, and most often it was found in vegetarian sausages.

26.10.2015

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Police Demand Confidential information from databases

The increased interest of the state in the personal data of citizens has prompted many companies to publish so–called "transparency reports" - statistics of appeals from law enforcement agencies with demands to disclose certain user data.

23.10.2015

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Molecular diversity of life

On November 16, Konstantin Severinov, Doctor of Biological Sciences, a well-known specialist in the field of molecular biology, will give a lecture at the Central House of the Journalist. The topic of the lecture is "The molecular diversity of life".

22.10.2015

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New antibiotics are urgently needed

Professor Laura Piddock expressed the hope that the article in the Lancet will become a "loud alarm bell for pharmaceutical companies" to develop antibiotics to which bacteria do not yet have resistance.

20.10.2015

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Another typical Yakut hereditary disease

The head of the laboratory "Genomic Medicine" of the clinic of the NEFU Medical Institute, Nadezhda Maksimova, informed the Ogonek magazine about the discovery of a new genetic disease in Yakutia.

19.10.2015

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Onishchenko exposed the worldwide conspiracy of anti-vaccinators

In his opinion, pharmaceutical companies (he knows this for certain from somewhere), religious societies and, possibly, foreign organizations are trying to disrupt the vaccination of the population against influenza.

16.10.2015

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Why do you need this hemorrhoid?

NovaMedica Pharmaceutical Company has received permission from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation to conduct a phase I clinical trial of a unique development – a gel for the treatment and relief of hemorrhoids symptoms.

14.10.2015