Articles

Cellular technologies

Cornea from iPSK

A forty-year-old Japanese woman became the first person in the world to have the cornea of the eye restored with the help of induced stem cells.

05.09.2019

Your health

Physical education and microflora

Mouthwash destroys bacteria that play a crucial role in regulating blood pressure after physical exertion.

05.09.2019

Genetic engineering

Jacket made of cobwebs

Not a single spider was harmed during its production: the necessary materials were synthesized by genetically modified bacteria.

05.09.2019

Genetic engineering

"Gliber" from biohackers

Biohackers promised to create a "pirate" gene therapy Slybera, which will cost a hundred times cheaper than the original.

05.09.2019

Various

Thinking about Gene Editing

On the public procurement website, almost nine million rubles are offered for the study of methods of "creating a new type of society".

05.09.2019

Biomedicine

Blood immunoassay for diabetes

Scientists from the Scripps Institute have discovered the earliest biological marker of type 1 diabetes.

05.09.2019

Nanotechnology

Litmus for the tumor

A simple and sensitive color urine test determines the presence of colon cancer in mice.

04.09.2019

Biomedicine

A new word in cancer therapy

Inhibitors of the process that allows tumors to survive due to the activation of "dormant" genes have been created and are undergoing clinical studies.

04.09.2019

Your health

If you want to be healthy

Do adults need to be vaccinated against infections, are vaccinations related to autism and why measles is walking the planet again.

04.09.2019

New in Gerontology

Negligible aging in amphibians

A 20-year study of populations of three species of salamanders has led to an amazing discovery: salamanders do not age at all.

04.09.2019

Genetics

Are they not born, but become?

Homosexuality is influenced by hundreds or even thousands of genes, each of which has its own very modest effect.

04.09.2019

Genetics

Learn genetics!

Geneticist Svetlana Borinskaya – about the anti-vaccination movement and the latest achievements of science in the fight against HIV and cancer.

04.09.2019

Grants and competitions

Tech in Media – 2019

In the nomination "Life Sciences", authors of works on the relevant topic can claim victory. The prize to the winners is 100,000 rubles.

03.09.2019

Cellular technologies

NAFLD on a chip

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease requires more and more attention and new methods of treatment.

03.09.2019

Cellular technologies

Organoids give signals

The artificially grown brain tissue showed electrical activity similar to that of the human brain.

03.09.2019

Cellular technologies

Biochip for endocrinologists

Pancreas-on-a-chip will help in the study of diabetes and the transplantation of insulin-producing beta cells to patients.

03.09.2019

Theories of aging

Another mechanism of aging

A group of Russian cytologists and gerontologists has identified a pattern that clarifies the cellular mechanisms of aging.

03.09.2019

Genetics

Useful, but rare

A mutation that allows you to sleep 4-6 hours a day and feel well-rested at the same time occurs in 4 people per 100,000.

03.09.2019

Genetics

Questionable use

A second mutation has been found that protects against HIV. However, it causes a rare kind of muscular dystrophy in its carriers.

03.09.2019

Cellular technologies

Retina on a chip

Scientists from Germany have created a "retina-on-a-chip" that combines living human cells with an artificial tissue-like system.

03.09.2019