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Genetics

Scientists said they have figured out the functions of 80 percent of the human genome

This discovery is worthy of being called epoch-making, but have scientists really discovered exactly what is reported in press releases?

19.09.2012

Other life sciences

A new look at the placebo effect

Mathematical models developed by scientists from the University of Bristol allow us to take a fresh look at the causes of the placebo effect, and perhaps learn how to control its manifestation.

19.09.2012

Various

The number of centenarian Japanese exceeded 50 thousand people

In Japan, the number of residents whose age exceeds 100 years, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, amounted to 51,376 people on September 16.

19.09.2012

Genetics

Diagnosis by genes: truth and fiction

Doctor of Biological Sciences Yuri Aulchenko about genetic tests: which of them can be trusted, and which are outright commerce.

19.09.2012

Your health

For those who are particularly intelligent, we repeat: mobile phones are safe!

The next expert commission also found no evidence of the harm of electromagnetic fields created by mobile phones and other wireless means of communication to human health.

19.09.2012

Bioethics

Should the birth of "three-parent" children be allowed?

The UK has launched a public consultation on the controversial method of in vitro "three-parent" fertilization (IVF with three parents), which will allow families with incurable diseases to have healthy children

19.09.2012

Innovative Russia

Russia is promised a fantastic development of biomedicine

The Ministry of Health will submit to the government a strategy for the development of biomedicine, as well as a law on biomedical products and assures that Russia by 2016 (!) can become a leader in the field of biomedicine.

18.09.2012

Innovative Russia

Biomedicine in Russia: the Prime Minister is optimistic

"Experts believe ... that modern biomedical technologies allow us to create real prerequisites for increasing life expectancy by 30 years," Medvedev said at a meeting in Skolkovo.

18.09.2012

Other life sciences

There is no chronic fatigue virus – this is a medical fact

A group of doctors led by Ian Lipkin from Columbia University in New York finally put an end to this hypothesis, not finding the virus in blood samples of several hundred sick and healthy people.

18.09.2012

Innovative Russia

Happy road, Bio-2020!

The implementation of a comprehensive program for the development of biotechnologies in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2020 ("Bio-2020") has begun.

18.09.2012

Note to the businessman

Five million for genome analysis

Station X, a software developer for genomic data analysis and visualization, has raised $5 million from a group of investors led by Runa Capital.

18.09.2012

Other life sciences

Differentiating stem cells signal with multicolored beacons

Molecular "beacons" allow scientists to observe the expression of genes in stem cell populations in real time during their differentiation into cells of certain tissues.

17.09.2012

Nanotechnology

Nanoparticles don't get into the brain? Lubricate with polyethylene glycol!

Polyethylene glycol-coated nanoparticles, which easily penetrate into brain tissue, can become a new means of drug delivery for the treatment of diseases such as brain tumors and stroke.

17.09.2012

Biomedicine

Snips will help prevent a graft-versus-host reaction

The results of the study showed that the mismatch of only two single nucleotide polymorphisms (snips) in the donor and recipient is associated with an increased risk of acute GVHD and death of the patient.

17.09.2012

Cellular technologies

Induced pluripotent stem cells: new data

New epigenetic mechanisms have been identified that make it possible to effectively reprogram mature somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).

17.09.2012

Genetics

Article by Russian scientists in Nature Genetics

The Grammar-Gamma method developed at the Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS will allow for an order of magnitude faster identification of genome regions whose variations are involved in the control of complex signs and common diseases.

17.09.2012

Bioethics

Lawmakers want to protect Russians from unscrupulous biotechnologists

The State Duma Committee on Science and High-Tech Technologies held a round table "On improving legislative support for the development of biomedical cell technologies in the Russian Federation".

17.09.2012

Genetic engineering

Can gene therapy cure children with severe hereditary diseases?

Gene therapy of congenital malignant systemic osteopetrosis: there is only one step left before clinical trials.

14.09.2012

Genetics

Sketch of DNA analysis

So far, it is impossible to reproduce a face from a DNA sequence based on the five genes found. Nevertheless, the researchers emphasize, in the future it will become quite simple.

14.09.2012

Various

Anatomy and physiology for dummies

Half of the participants in the British anatomy survey could not correctly indicate where their heart is located and did not know how many teeth an adult has in his mouth

14.09.2012