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Genetics

Useful garbage

It seems that viral sequences, although they seemed to be "garbage", were still assigned to the task in the course of evolution – to regulate the activity of genes where chemical modifications of DNA for some reason are not suitable.

14.01.2015
Other life sciences

The computer war on Ebola continues

This is also helped by users of personal computer equipment, participating in the Outsmart Ebola Together project as part of the World Community Grid association.

14.01.2015
Cellular technologies

Contracting human muscles "in vitro"

Miniature human skeletal muscles have been grown in laboratory conditions, capable not only of contracting, but also of responding adequately to external stimuli, such as electrical impulses, biochemical signals and pharmacological preparations.

14.01.2015
Other life sciences

How hormones make us choose a life partner

We all want to think that in our lives we act rationally and make an informed choice. But very often our preferences do not depend on the mind, but on the most subtle biochemical changes occurring in the body.

13.01.2015
Innovative Russia

Why innovative developments in Russia are not needed by anyone

Despite the presence of scientific developments in Russia that promise to get rid of oil dependence, we do not have financing mechanisms for private investors. And therefore, such developments either disappear, or developers leave for other countries.

13.01.2015
Other life sciences

Stem cells and cancer

Why does lung cancer happen to people much more often than brain cancer? The point here is not only smoking or environmental pollution, but also the frequency with which cells divide in different tissues of the body.

13.01.2015
Note to the businessman

Bioengineers are on the rise

The bioengineering market is actively developing and has good growth prospects. According to the analytical company MarketsandMarkets, by 2018 their market may reach 2 billion US dollars.

13.01.2015
Various

The pharmaceutical cluster must train specialists by itself

In St. Petersburg, specialists in the field of medical education for the first time in ten years tried to revise the training program for pharmacy students and proposed to develop new training programs for modern specialists.

13.01.2015
Biomedicine

Superantibiotic against superbugs

Teixobactin has proven effective against a wide range of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant ones. At the same time, attempts to remove Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to theixobactin in laboratory conditions were unsuccessful.

12.01.2015
Biomedicine

Insulin spray improves memory

A synthetic analogue of prolonged-acting insulin in the form of a spray for intranasal administration improves the cognitive functions of adults with moderate cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

12.01.2015
Genetics

Genes, cells and biotechnologies: lecture notes

Abstracts of a lecture by Sergey Kiselyov, Chief Researcher and Head of the Epigenetics Department of the Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Biological Sciences, delivered within the framework of the Festival of Public Lectures #KNOW.

10.01.2015
Other life sciences

From genome to proteome

Russian scientists continue to work in the international project "Human Proteome" (proteome means the whole set of proteins and their interaction in living organisms). Its purpose is to obtain information about the work of human proteins embedded in his genome.

09.01.2015
Other life sciences

Is Thy1 protein to blame for obesity?

American scientists have discovered a protein that directly controls the formation of fat cells in the body. This discovery will make it possible to treat obesity as a biological phenomenon, and not as a behavioral disorder associated with overeating.

08.01.2015
Biomedicine

A pill for the fat and lazy

A promising molecule capable of turning white fat into brown has been found by scientists from Harvard together with employees of the pharmaceutical giant Roche. The search for other candidates continues.

30.12.2014
Theories of aging

Life extension: Unanswered questions

Speaking about the possible consequences of discoveries in this area, analysts consider two possible scenarios – optimistic and pessimistic.

29.12.2014
Various

Import substitution in Russian

How will drug prices rise, when problems with medicines and equipment may arise in Russia, and is import substitution possible in medicine?

29.12.2014