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Science: The Most Important in 2000-2009 (Discovery version)
Discovery channel named ten significant discoveries of the first decade of the XXI century, which we would like to introduce you to.
18.12.2009- English version
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New in Gerontology
Sirtuins, low–calorie diet and life extension - on the same axis
Sirtuins mediate the effect of a low-calorie diet on a brain system known as the somatotropic signaling axis. This system controls the growth of the organism and affects the duration of its life.
18.12.2009
Biotechnologies - into life
Unikalny tsentr DNA-biatehnalogiy adkrysia sh Minsku
A unique DNA Biotechnology Center opened today in Minsk at the Institute of Genetics and Cytology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
17.12.2009
Biomedicine
Suppressor cells will protect against the graft-versus-host reaction
The addition of suppressor cells to the donor bone marrow prevents the development of a graft-versus-host reaction in patients without reducing the ability of the donor's immune cells to fight infectious agents.
17.12.2009
Genetics
The complete genomes of two types of cancer have been sequenced
Scientists hope to study the genome of all types of tumors by 2020. Each patient will have a genetic defect that provoked cancer, and treatment will be selected based on this information.
17.12.2009
Biotechnologies - into life
Innovations in life science: the "hot ten" of 2009
The Scientist magazine convened a jury of competent experts whose task was to select the ten best innovations that appeared on the market of devices and methods for conducting research in the field of life science in 2009.
16.12.2009
Biotechnologies - into life
Innovations in the field of life sciences-2009: No. 1
For the first time, Shen Ding and his colleagues induced pluripotency of fibroblasts in mouse embryos exclusively with the help of proteins, without using genetic modification methods.
16.12.2009
Biotechnologies - into life
Innovations in the field of life sciences-2009: No. 2
The Wall Street Journal called the device for identifying pathogens by differences in the mass of their genomes the innovation of the year.
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Biotechnologies - into life
Innovations in the field of life sciences-2009: No. 3
Cells with modified genes of two proteins changed shape under the action of directed beams of light, like glove puppets.
16.12.2009
Biotechnologies - into life
Innovations in the field of life sciences-2009: No. 4
The Evolve EMCCD camera provides detailed images accompanied by standardized information about the number of photons registered per pixel of the sensor.
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Biotechnologies - into life
Innovations in the field of life sciences-2009: No. 5
Sigma-Aldrich has received the first result of the work of "zinc fingers" – knocked out rats.
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Biotechnologies - into life
Innovations in the field of life sciences-2009: No. 6
Olympus has introduced the world's first autonomous confocal microscope that allows you to create three-dimensional images, and an autonomous microscope that allows you to conduct fluorescent studies and work using the light field method.
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Biotechnologies - into life
Innovations in the field of life sciences-2009: No. 7
The genome is so large and messy that a complete analysis of the information causes great difficulties for specialists. HybSelect DNA microchips allow us to identify regions of the genome that play an important role in the development of a particular disease.
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Biotechnologies - into life
Innovations in the field of life sciences-2009: No. 8
The XF96 analyzer allows for 35-90 minutes to measure not only oxygen consumption (an indicator of mitochondrial respiration activity), but also the level of extracellular acidification, which is a side effect of glycolysis.
16.12.2009
Biotechnologies - into life
Innovations in the field of life sciences-2009: No. 9
The gene expression resulting from the use of the system described in the September issue of the journal PLoS ONE is more than 10 times higher than the expression obtained using traditional approaches.
16.12.2009
Biotechnologies - into life
Innovations in the field of life sciences-2009: No. 10
Benchtop BioLevitator, which includes an incubator and a centrifuge, is one of the first systems for growing three-dimensional cell cultures.
16.12.2009
Biotechnologies - into life
Life Sciences in 2009
Calendar of the most important events that have influenced the state of the life sciences industry (life science).
16.12.2009
Other life sciences
Photosensitive enzyme
Russian biochemists have learned to control the function of proteins with the help of light. Such "programming" of the action of enzymes opens up opportunities for regulating a wide range of cellular processes in a living organism.
15.12.2009
Other life sciences
A brain implant will get rid of epileptic seizures
Scientists from Neuropace have developed a brain implant capable of predicting and preventing the onset of seizures in people suffering from epilepsy attacks that are not amenable to medical treatment.
15.12.2009
New in Gerontology
Prolonging life and protecting against Alzheimer's disease
Life expectancy in mice with reduced activity of the IGF-1-mediated signaling mechanism increased by 35%. And, despite the brains clogged with amyloid plaques, they did not show symptoms of Alzheimer's disease until old age.
15.12.2009