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New in Gerontology

Longevity and epigenetics

According to new research, the secret of longevity lies in the mechanisms that regulate gene expression.

06.06.2022
Genetics

Your genes can be hacked

The DNA sequencing machines of the monopoly firm Illumina have been threatened by a cyberattack.

06.06.2022
Other life sciences

Sunday reading (05.06)

Nanodrels against bacteria, population genetics of chimpanzees, a new target for the therapy of triple-negative breast cancer...

06.06.2022
Other life sciences

They stopped helping

One of the promising methods of combating harmful bacteria is considered to be fecal transplantation — in fact, replacing bad microflora with healthy.

06.06.2022
Cellular technologies

Ear from the printer

As a material for the manufacture of cartilage, scientists used the patient's own chondrocytes from a fragment of the cartilage tissue of her ear.

06.06.2022
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of brain injury

The system based on the adeno-associated vector delivers the interleukin-2 gene to brain cells, overcoming the blood-brain barrier.

03.06.2022
Cloning

Robotic cloning

For the first time, Chinese scientists conducted a fully automated cloning process, in which no human participated in any of the stages.

03.06.2022
Your health

Risk of internal bleeding

In the USA, updated (the previous version of the document is about 6 years old) recommendations for the use of aspirin have been published.

03.06.2022
Other life sciences

Six times longer

The new technique allowed the donor liver to be preserved for three days, rather than twelve hours, as with existing protocols.

02.06.2022
New in Gerontology

Cells in the "bottleneck"

After 65 years, the diversity of hematopoietic stem cells drops sharply, accelerating the aging of the entire body.

02.06.2022
Other life sciences

Oxygen by direct delivery

Doctors may have a replacement ventilator – the introduction of oxygen in the form of tiny bubbles directly into the blood.

02.06.2022
New in Gerontology

The liver does not age

The study confirmed that aging does not affect liver regeneration: this organ perfectly replaces its cells in both young and elderly people.

02.06.2022
Genetics

Genome for $100

The US startup Ultima Genomics claims that its technology will allow sequencing the complete human genome for a hundred dollars.

02.06.2022
New in Gerontology

Soft-boiled neurons

Aggregation of beta-amyloid molecules (one of the causes of Alzheimer's disease) causes strong heating of neurons.

02.06.2022
Biomedicine

Antiangiogenic immunotherapy

The vaccine, aimed at the angiogenic protein vimentin, has shown efficacy against different types of cancer in several animal species.

01.06.2022
Biomedicine

Innate immunity against cancer

Immunotherapy, capable of activating innate immunity, induces infiltration of T-killers into cancer cells.

01.06.2022
Genetics

Genes and life expectancy

Molecular biologist Niklas Brandborg explains why genes do not play a significant role in life expectancy.

01.06.2022
Genetic engineering

Switch for "gene scissors"

The operation of CRISPR/Cas9 systems with modified guide RNA can be stopped at the right moment with the help of soft ultraviolet light.

01.06.2022