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Healthy skepticism

Delusions beyond the conceivable

At the Demidov readings, Eduard Rossel said that foreign baby food is dangerous – through it, human genes can be "regulated".

10.02.2020
Genetic engineering

Ordered to survive

Modified CAR-T lymphocytes were able to multiply in tumors, and all their "offspring" retained the edited genes.

10.02.2020
Other life sciences

Activator for macrophages

Putrescine may be a potential drug against atherosclerosis and possibly other conditions associated with chronic inflammation.

10.02.2020
Genetics

Mitosis or meiosis?

Both male and female mice became infertile if the meiosin gene discovered by Japanese scientists was artificially turned off.

10.02.2020
Biomedicine

Brain Cleansing

The drug bexarotine activates the retinoid X-receptor and enhances the action of phagocytes, which remove dead cells after a stroke.

07.02.2020
Genetics

Cancer Secrets

Analysis of non-coding DNA will help to identify cancers that are difficult to detect now, and decades earlier than existing methods.

07.02.2020
Grants and competitions

BioHack 2020

Hackathon for teams of biologists and programmers to solve applied problems in the field of bioinformatics for 48 hours.

07.02.2020
Other life sciences

Oncotripsy

This is how the developers called the method of gentle application of low-intensity ultrasound pulses for the treatment of cancer.

07.02.2020
Genetics

We don't need too much

To disable the active genes of the "extra" X chromosome in female mammals, the regulatory protein SPEN is required.

07.02.2020
Cellular technologies

An inexhaustible source

Kidneys would ideally be treated with precursor cells of kidney tissues. Researchers from Germany have learned to isolate them from urine.

07.02.2020
Cellular technologies

Ink on the wound

The new portable device is designed for three-dimensional printing of the skin at the site of surgical removal of burned tissue.

06.02.2020
Genetics

How respiratory viruses hide

The diseases they cause are usually easy, but children and the elderly are at risk of developing complications.

06.02.2020
Prolonging youth

So far – only for mice

Most likely, an attempt to cleanse the human body of aging cells will have not only benefits, but also serious side effects.

06.02.2020
Genetics

Protective mutations

Several variations in the structure of genes associated with Alzheimer's disease reduce the likelihood of developing this disease.

06.02.2020
Biomedicine

In silico

A Japanese pharmaceutical company is starting to test a drug synthesized with the help of artificial intelligence.

06.02.2020
Genetic engineering

Stopcock for immunotherapy

A new way to "turn off" CAR-T therapy has been developed to avoid life-threatening side effects.

05.02.2020
Genetics

One cell at a time

The non-invasive technique combines harmlessness for the unborn child and accuracy that such tests could not show before.

05.02.2020
Other life sciences

Levitation in a test tube

The method of magnetic levitation of plasma proteins is not just a fun research tool: it has exciting clinical prospects.

05.02.2020
Biomedicine

Don't shout, I'm not deaf!

"Chemical headphones" do not completely drown out the sound, but prevent damage from loud sounds.

05.02.2020