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Genetics

We huddle together…

For the normal functioning of the brain of African naked diggers, an increased concentration of carbon dioxide is vital.

06.05.2020
Cellular technologies

Neurons in buckyballs

The new method will allow scientists to create and study neural networks with which it will be possible to study important biological issues.

06.05.2020
Genetic engineering

Coronavirus for mice

An experimental subunit vaccine was tested on mice infected with a specially created strain of SARS-CoV-2.

06.05.2020
Other life sciences

Lactobacilli and memory

The study, published in the journal Microbiome, opens up the prospect for a new approach to the treatment of memory disorders.

06.05.2020
Nanotechnology

Lactic acid instead of batteries

Electronic skin without an external energy source can track indicators that characterize human health.

30.04.2020
Other life sciences

Protective autophagy

Pancreatic cancer cells digest their own proteins, which can give them to the immune system.

30.04.2020
Biomedicine

Medicine from parasites

The enzyme isolated from the larvae of parasitic nematodes suppresses the immune reactions of the second type, which are the basis of allergies and asthma.

30.04.2020
Biomedicine

Synthetic briostatins

They can be used to treat cancer, HIV, Alzheimer's disease and other diseases and are tens of thousands of times cheaper than natural ones.

30.04.2020
Genetics

How caffeine protects against cirrhosis

Scientists from Europe in a sample of almost 16 thousand people found a link between coffee and tea consumption and changes in DNA methylation.

30.04.2020
Other life sciences

AI for coronavirus diagnosis

The accuracy of the diagnosis of pneumonia caused by COVID-19 from digitized X-rays reaches 94%.

30.04.2020
Genetic engineering

Sound Gene therapy

A new auxiliary tool has been created for safe and cheaper gene therapy of cancer, genetic disorders and blood diseases.

29.04.2020
Nanotechnology

Lenses for diabetics

Smart contact lenses not only correct vision, but also determine glucose levels and deliver retinopathy medications to the eyes.

29.04.2020
Prolonging youth

Against immunological aging

Scientists have proposed an original way to prevent autoimmune diseases associated with aging of the body.

29.04.2020
Genetic engineering

Lamp in a flower pot

Geneticists managed to transfer the luminescent system of fungi into plant cells, obtaining a brightly glowing tobacco.

29.04.2020
Cellular technologies

Nanocomposite patch for the heart

The material created at NIU MIET will allow to restore heart tissue after a heart attack in just two to four months.

29.04.2020
Biomedicine

Cancer diagnosis

Oncologist Igor Samoylenko – about how doctors are looking for the first signs of cancer, modern diagnostic methods, pros and cons of screening.

29.04.2020
Genetic engineering

Turn off aquaporin

Inactivation of a single gene in glaucoma can reduce intraocular pressure, which otherwise would lead to blindness.

29.04.2020
Biomedicine

Telomerase Repair Tablet

Small molecules added to drinking water to mice with a model of hereditary telomeric disease restored the work of telomerase.

28.04.2020
New in Gerontology

The role of mutations in aging

The accumulation of mutations during life does not affect the overall and healthy life expectancy as much as compared with rare congenital mutations.

28.04.2020