Articles

Other life sciences

A safe alternative to living stem cells

Polymer microparticles containing growth factors and coated with a cell membrane successfully mimic cardiac stem cells in in vitro experiments and when introducing an animal model.

09.01.2017

Genetic engineering

An emergency switch was found for the CRISPR system

After analyzing about 30 strains of L.monocytogenes bacteria using the CRISPR/Cas9 system, the scientists found the genes of four proteins blocking this system in their prophages.

09.01.2017

Your health

The whole truth about spermotoxicosis

We have analyzed from the point of view of science the main concerns that are associated with sexual abstinence, and found nothing harmful in it.

09.01.2017

Other life sciences

What biologists did in 2016 – part two

Mutations, aging, neurocomputer interfaces, extinction of dinosaurs, smart monkeys, smart birds, children, seals and much more in the second part of the annual review.

09.01.2017

Nanotechnology

Personalized nanovaccine cured mice of cancer

The use of the method of effective delivery of peptide antigenic vaccines for personalized cancer therapy caused a complete cure of the majority of experimental mice.

09.01.2017

Biomedicine

Buy a domestic vaccine

The vaccine being developed by Russian scientists refers to drugs that reduce the craving for alcohol. The drug works by the method of inverse immunomodulation.

28.12.2016

Biomedicine

What biologists did in 2016 – part one

The war on cancer, ways to improve immunity, obesity, memory and brain, an attempt to cure Alzheimer's disease are the most memorable biomedical discoveries of the outgoing year.

28.12.2016

Biomedicine

Cell therapy against hypogonadism

Transplantation of testosterone-producing Leydig cells derived from skin cells into the seminal glands of rodents eliminates the symptoms of male hypogonadism.

28.12.2016

Biomedicine

Will neuregulin help with heart failure?

A new experimental drug for restoring heart function in patients suffering from heart failure has passed the first phase of clinical trials.

27.12.2016

Genetic engineering

Transgenic rice has been taught to save fertilizers

Growing rice with 20% less phosphates stored in its grains will reduce the use of fertilizers and improve the digestibility of nutrients.

27.12.2016

Your health

The weight gained during the winter holidays remains until the summer

The holidays are coming – it's time to eat, drink and have fun! But half of the weight gained during the New Year holidays will accompany you over the next year.

27.12.2016

Biomedicine

Blind the germs

Adhering inhibitory molecules do not kill pathogenic microorganisms, but interfere with the activity of molecules that some bacteria use to bind to host cells.

27.12.2016

Cellular technologies

Liver organoids from a 3D printer

The study showed the most important thing: human proteins are actually produced in the artificial liver and key enzymes of human metabolism are manifested.

26.12.2016

Genetics

Gene analysis at government expense

Artem Elmuratov, one of the co–founders of Genotek, talks about how genetic research will become the basis of Russian medicine in the coming years.

26.12.2016

Biotechnologies - into life

Bigfarma-2016

We bring to your attention an overview of the most important, interesting and breakthrough events in pharmacology and medical biotechnologies for the second half of 2016.

26.12.2016

Genetics

Frost does not matter

Variants of two genes important for adaptation to cold, the Inuit probably inherited from the Denisovan man who lived in Asia several tens of thousands of years ago.

23.12.2016

Other life sciences

Buy "hands of Skywalker"

DARPA claims that the new bionic prostheses are so far the only such devices in the United States that have been freely available and approved by the FDA.

23.12.2016

Note to the businessman

New trends in Silicon Valley and innovation

Ilya Strebulaev, Professor of Finance and Venture Capital at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, delivered a lecture on this topic at the Kazan IT Park the other day.

23.12.2016

Genetic engineering

CRISPR/Cas9: results of the year

Scientists have high hopes for CRISPR/Cas9 technology, which makes it possible to make changes to the genomes of living organisms, including humans, with high accuracy.

23.12.2016

Biomedicine

DNA methylation predicts diabetes risk

By the nature of these changes, it is possible to predict the risk of developing type 2 diabetes more accurately than by such traditional markers as the type of obesity or blood glucose.

22.12.2016