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Nanotechnology

Nanomonocycle

A molecular motor consisting of two DNA rings and an enzyme attached to them was taught to move along a given route.

11.04.2018
Other life sciences

Bloodless glucose control

A patch glued to the wrist determines the level of glucose in the blood, without requiring a blood sample, and sends the data to the gadget screen.

10.04.2018
Genetic engineering

In one fell swoop

To study the role of proteins in cell life, researchers placed "genetic scissors" with thousands of different guide RNAs in yeast culture.

10.04.2018
Biomedicine

Odilorabdines

Scientists have developed a new class of antibiotics by investigating the interaction of nematodes and their symbiont bacteria.

10.04.2018
Your health

Inherited cancer?

The hereditary nature of cancer is often discussed. Let's try to debunk some myths about the inheritance of cancer.

10.04.2018
Other life sciences

There is only one freshness

Upon contact with pathogenic E. coli, a transparent sensory "patch" applied to the packaging begins to glow.

10.04.2018
Biomedicine

HRT will protect against diabetes

Hormone replacement therapy during menopause affects carbohydrate metabolism and contributes to the normalization of blood glucose levels.

09.04.2018
Genetic engineering

On self-sufficiency

GM bacteria will turn astronauts' feces into a biopolymer for 3D printing. But this is nothing compared to the recent proposal to cook food from the same...

09.04.2018
Other life sciences

Biorhythms and obesity

Changes in the natural rhythms of fluctuations in the level of glucocorticoids lead to an increase in the amount of adipose tissue.

09.04.2018
Cellular technologies

Vascularized brain organoids

For the first time, "mini-brains" with a vascular network have been grown for research and implantation in patients.

09.04.2018
Other life sciences

Fiction on the threshold

In recent experiments using prototypes of brain implants, short-term memory was improved by 35-37%.

09.04.2018
New in Gerontology

250 "aging genes"

Some of the genes active in short-lived rodents are identical to those that cause age-related diseases in humans.

06.04.2018
Biomedicine

Help for quitting smoking

The antidiabetic drug suppresses anxiety, irritability and other symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

06.04.2018
Prolonging youth

Low-calorie diet for lemurs

Keeping on a moderate low-calorie diet significantly increases the lifespan of gray dwarf lemurs.

06.04.2018
Biomedicine

Saving Yellow

The fluorescent marker finds and destroys cancer stem cells – the main cause of the aggressive course of cancer.

06.04.2018
Your health

Brain and blood vessels

Stroke – a consequence of vascular pathologies – leads to persistent (sometimes irreversible) disorders of motor, speech and cognitive functions.

06.04.2018