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Exhibitions and conferences

Modern Biology and biotechnologies of the Future – 2014

Senior students, postgraduates, young scientists of biological specialties, as well as graduates of technical and economic universities engaged in molecular biology or biotechnology are invited to participate in the winter school.

11.10.2013
Genetic engineering

The pharmaceutical factory itself

American scientists have found a way to use stem cells for the production and targeted delivery of biological drugs.

11.10.2013
Biotechnologies - into life

Novosibirsk against cancer: details

Novosibirsk innovative company has successfully completed preclinical trials of a therapeutic vaccine against breast cancer. After 2-3 years, a new method of treating cancer can be put into practice.

10.10.2013
Genetics

Why do people lose weight from physical education?

Physical activity causes changes in the expression of genes associated with the development of obesity and diabetes in adipose tissue cells. The participants of the experiment have not changed their weight or BMI in six months, but their figures have become more athletic, and their health indicators are better, which we wish you :)

10.10.2013
Cellular technologies

Lacrimal and salivary glands from stem cells

Japanese researchers demonstrated the functionality of lacrimal and salivary glands formed from embryos of these organs implanted in mice, grown from stem cells.

10.10.2013
Other life sciences

Human Brain Project: the process has started!

At the first stage of the Human Brain Project, which will end in 2016, all technical means and software in all the main areas of the project should be created and ready for the testing stage.

09.10.2013
Nanotechnology

Home for the microbe

Volumetric "houses for microbes" allow you to observe the reproduction of bacteria in conditions close to the conditions of real human or animal tissue.

09.10.2013
Genetics

Marital happiness depends on genes

The emotional satisfaction of each spouse with the relationship in marriage depends on the variant of the gene present in them that regulates the transfer of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.

09.10.2013
Healthy skepticism

The "Grubber" on a global scale

Do you remember the famous scandal with the article "The Grubber"? A similar experiment on a much larger scale was conducted in international journals. Horror-horror-horror...

08.10.2013
Other life sciences

Obesity is "good" and "bad"

Overweight, which is fraught with diabetes and heart problems, is accompanied by the accumulation of fat in the liver and sluggish inflammation, which is triggered by abdominal fat cells. But what in this case is the cause and what is the consequence, scientists have yet to find out.

08.10.2013
Other life sciences

Nobel Bubbles

The secretary of the Nobel Committee, who by tradition has to announce the laureates in all languages that Nobel spoke, speaking in Russian, mentioned "bubble transport". In fact, in Russian scientific terminology, the concept of "vesicular transport" has long existed.

08.10.2013
Genetics

Don't be afraid of genetics!

Academician Scriabin – about genetic tests, implanted microchips, genetically modified products and what to really be afraid of.

07.10.2013
Other life sciences

Fat- burning fats

Scientists from Texas Tech University have shown that one of the polyunsaturated fatty acids – linoleic acid – stimulates metabolism and helps reduce fat accumulation.

04.10.2013
Bioethics

Gene ethics

In modern science, some genetic studies are taboo, because, firstly, society has not yet recovered from recent historical traumas, and secondly, people cannot (or do not want to) distinguish between scientific data and their public interpretation.

04.10.2013