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Other life sciences

Anal sphincter made of magnetic beads

Magnetic anal sphincters were implanted in American patients for the first time. Four people with chronic fecal incontinence received the devices.

09.06.2016
Cellular technologies

Mitochondrial donation recognized as safe

Scientists have managed to dramatically reduce the number of "sick" mitochondria transferred together with the egg nucleus, as well as to increase the survival rate of embryos by more than 2 times.

09.06.2016
Cellular technologies

Cellular medicine will defeat incurable diseases

The law "On Biomedical Cell Products" will create a new kind of medical industry aimed at restoring the structures and functions of human tissues and organs.

09.06.2016
Genetic engineering

DNA instead of a hard drive

With the help of DNA, you can pack billions of gigabytes in the volume of a sugar cube. Magnetic tapes, the densest of modern data storage environments, hold 10 gigabytes in the same volume.

09.06.2016
Various

GMO ban in Russia is approaching

In addition to scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences, one (!) State Duma deputy, Andrei Tumanov, opposed the ban on GMOs. He believes that Russian society has become a victim of black PR and is little familiar with the essence of genetic engineering.

09.06.2016
Other life sciences

Scientists have described the microbiome of blood

Microbes are present in the blood of healthy people and patients with various diseases. In schizophrenia, the microbial composition of the blood is highly diverse.

09.06.2016
Genetics

"Genes of winners"

Genetic differences can partially predict a person's life success, although, of course, many other factors have an impact on the life path of an individual.

09.06.2016
New in Gerontology

Eggs age from hypoxia

American scientists have found out the molecular mechanism of aging of human eggs. It turned out to be associated with hypoxia of the surrounding tissues.

08.06.2016
Other life sciences

Chickens from a bioreactor

The technique of growing chickens in plastic cups was developed by Professors Yutaka Takhara and Katsuya Obara. The same scientists took part in a school experiment, monitoring the actions of students.

08.06.2016
Note to the businessman

Pharmaceutical business: Risk management

Merck has released the results of a survey on how to manage new risks associated with the changing landscape of the biopharmaceutical industry.

08.06.2016
Other life sciences

A year and a half with a heart in a backpack

555 days after his discharge from the clinic, 25-year-old Stan Larkin exchanged a fully artificial heart worn in a backpack for a donor organ.

07.06.2016
Other life sciences

Artificial kidney for permanent wear

A portable artificial kidney designed to be worn on the patient's body is a viable and much more comfortable alternative to the traditional hemodialysis procedure.

07.06.2016
Various

"The doorway effect"

Isn't it a familiar situation: getting up from the chair and confidently walking into the next room for some purpose, we, having crossed its threshold, realize that we have forgotten, and why, in fact, did we come there?

07.06.2016
Biomedicine

Atherosclerosis and telomeres

Despite the fact that patients with cardiovascular diseases are characterized by short telomeres, their length is not a prognostic risk factor for the development of such diseases.

06.06.2016
Other life sciences

Gadget for asthmatics

American scientists have developed a wearable device for monitoring the condition of patients with asthma, its connection with environmental factors and the risk of developing an attack.

06.06.2016
Various

When there are not enough hands

A robotic device worn on the wrist allows a person to do something that can only be done with three hands.

06.06.2016
Genetic engineering

First-hand news about CRISPR

Konstantin Severinov – about a new type of CRISPR systems and the latest trends in genome editing.

06.06.2016