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Other life sciences

Structure of bacterial protection

Russian physicists have investigated the structure of a crystalline DNA complex with a stress-induced Dps protein.

05.06.2020
Other life sciences

Why does the sense of smell disappear?

COVID-19 enters the human brain through the olfactory receptors of the nose, penetrating through them into the central nervous system.

05.06.2020
Nanotechnology

Thermal imager in the retina

Swiss scientists have proposed to treat visual impairment by expanding its capabilities to the infrared range.

05.06.2020
Genetics

Live long or well?

The effect of a low–calorie diet on life expectancy and health are two separate mechanisms for which different genes are responsible.

05.06.2020
Genetics

Disable Cancer

A gene for aggressive growth of breast cancer has been found, the inhibition of which leads to a halt in the growth and metastasis of the tumor.

04.06.2020
Nanotechnology

Better than the real ones

Synthetic erythrocytes are in no way inferior to natural ones and, in addition to oxygen and carbon dioxide, can carry various "payloads".

04.06.2020
Cellular technologies

Skin for bald mice

The main layers of skin and follicles were formed in the organoid, from which hair grew after transplanting a piece of mouse skin.

04.06.2020
Genetics

The path to leukemia treatment

Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered that the CXCR4 gene is essential for the survival of leukemia stem cells.

04.06.2020
Biomedicine

Small and fast

Based on the venom of cone snails, scientists have developed a miniature version of insulin that acts several times faster than human.

04.06.2020
Biomedicine

The Poisoned Arrow

Irresistin can simultaneously pierce the walls of bacteria and destroy folic acid in their cells and does not cause resistance.

04.06.2020
Nanotechnology

Adjuvant for immunotherapy

MIT researchers have developed nanoparticles that stimulate the immune system, helping it attack tumors.

03.06.2020
Biomedicine

Evaluate the effectiveness

Scientists have developed a method for the individual selection of gastric cancer therapy based on the RNA sequencing data of tumor cells.

03.06.2020
Cellular technologies

A rat with a human liver

For the first time, scientists have grown a full-fledged analogue of a human liver from stem cells and successfully implanted it into a rat's body.

03.06.2020
Genetic engineering

Rodents of Science

Scientists from the USA have proposed a method for creating mice with lungs and immune system consisting of human cells.

03.06.2020
New in Gerontology

Markers of aging

Excerpt from Polina Loseva's book "Counterclockwise: What is aging and how to deal with it" by Alpina non-fiction Publishing house.

03.06.2020
Biomedicine

The results are encouraging

Phase I of the clinical trial of adoptive T-cell therapy for the treatment of solid tumors was completed successfully.

02.06.2020
Grants and competitions

"Bio/Mol/Text"-2020

For the tenth time, Biomolecula is holding a competition for the best popular science work on modern biology.

02.06.2020
Biomedicine

Life without a mask and gloves

Honorary Professor of Boston University Maxim Frank-Kamenetsky – on the prospects of living with the new coronavirus and fighting it.

02.06.2020
Your health

Sarcopenia

Three characteristics of this syndrome are important: it progresses, increases the likelihood of death, and – most importantly – we can influence it.

02.06.2020