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Innovative Russia

Skolkovo billions

The state does not spare money for Skolkovo – until 2014 it will pump about 85 billion rubles there. This is without taking into account voluntary and compulsory deductions of state-owned companies – also by tens of billions. How is this money distributed?

05.07.2012
Genetics

New "osteoarthritis genes"

Scientists from the University of Newcastle have managed to identify eight new DNA sites responsible for the development of osteoarthritis. Previously, three areas of the genetic code responsible for osteoarthritis were identified.

04.07.2012
Genetics

100 million megabytes of genetic data per day

A channel has been put into operation that allows the exchange of genetic information between the United States and China at a speed of 10 gigabits per second.

04.07.2012
Genetics

Genomic data analysis: Learning from the best

The first educational course in Russia "Analysis of genomic data" is being held in the Moscow region with the participation of teachers of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

04.07.2012
Innovative Russia

The state will support St. Petersburg innovation clusters

The list of pilot development programs that can qualify for subsidies from the federal budget includes two St. Petersburg innovation sites: the radiation technology cluster (almost half of its projects relate to medicine and pharmacology) and pharmaceutical.

03.07.2012
Prolonging youth

Gene therapy for memory rejuvenation

After the introduction of additional copies of the DNA methylase gene into hippocampal cells, the memory of elderly mice was dramatically rejuvenated.

03.07.2012
Healthy skepticism

The man was once again crossed with a spider

The current "Spider-Man" is the fourth edition of a fantastic story embodied in a movie. Genetic engineering is in full swing in it, and not simple, but no less than from the fortress gates. Stupidity, too.

03.07.2012
Grants and competitions

The second contest "bio/mol/text"

The main topics of the competition are molecular biology and biophysics, biomedicine and bio- and nanotechnology.

03.07.2012
Prolonging youth

Life Extension: from the elixir of immortality to SkQ

The problems of aging and death have interested mankind since ancient times, while the desire to understand the phenomenon of aging was inseparable from the desire to slow down or eliminate it.

03.07.2012
Exhibitions and conferences

Nanobiotechnology in promising space experiments

On August 30, 2012, MIPT holds a conference "Living AeroSpace: Nanobiotechnologies in promising space experiments" for researchers, staff of research centers, teachers, graduate students and students.

02.07.2012
Exhibitions and conferences

Synthetic Biology at MIPT

On July 9-12, 2012, MIPT holds a school-conference "Synthetic Biology and design of bioengineering devices" for researchers, researchers, teachers, graduate students and students.

02.07.2012
Genetic engineering

Antibodies of the highest quality

The complex of mutations will increase the stability of therapeutic antibodies and, accordingly, the quality of treatment of many diseases, including oncological and inflammatory.

29.06.2012
Innovative Russia

The best innovators of the year

On June 27, 2012, the solemn ceremony of awarding the winners of the XI Competition of Russian Innovations and the VII Student competition "The best business plan of an innovative project" took place.

29.06.2012
Cellular technologies

How to wean the immune system to destroy beta cells?

It was possible to prevent the development of type 1 diabetes mellitus in mice with a genetic predisposition to this disease with the help of macrophages "weaned" from the destruction of beta cells of the pancreas.

29.06.2012