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Genetics

Twice as much

The human genome has been read for a long time, but we still don't know how many genes there are in it. According to a new study, there are twice as many of them as thought.

18.09.2018
Other life sciences

Talk to me

To diagnose senile dementia, Japanese scientists suggest talking to an AI that will make a verdict in three minutes.

18.09.2018
Cellular technologies

Live Computer

An international group of biologists and engineers has received a grant of $500,000 to develop a computer consisting entirely of living cells.

18.09.2018
Biomedicine

Protect the allergic person

Austrian and Russian scientists have begun work on the creation of a vaccine against allergies to cats, called the Cats Project.

18.09.2018
Genetic engineering

GM Frogs: DIY

Anyone can order a set for genetic modification of frogs from a biohacker for $499.

18.09.2018
Biomedicine

Heart attack: Reboot

Removal of abnormal regulatory T-lymphocytes after a heart attack prevents the development of chronic heart failure.

17.09.2018
New in Gerontology

Aspirin won't help the elderly

Daily intake of aspirin in low doses by elderly people does not improve health and does not prolong life.

17.09.2018
Biomedicine

On the threshold of the future

Academician Sergey Lukyanov – about the medicines of the future and the state of modern biomedicine in Russia.

17.09.2018
Genetics

66,000 pairs of pure and unclean

The goal of the Vertebrate Genomes project is to collect the genomes of male and female individuals of 66 thousand vertebrate species.

17.09.2018
Other life sciences

Cyberbreaks

In the exoskeleton, which is worn like trousers, artificial muscles provide movement to the paralyzed limbs.

17.09.2018
Other life sciences

Rarely, but it happens

Three patients died from breast cancer received from an organ donor – a 53-year-old woman who died of a stroke.

17.09.2018
Biomedicine

Stimulation of spermatogenesis

The preparation based on collagen and the products of the secretion of mesenchymal stem cells stimulates the formation of spermatozoa.

17.09.2018
Other life sciences

Who will a placebo help?

The peculiarities of the psyche and the anatomy of the brain ensure the reaction of some people to a placebo, even if they know that they are taking a "dummy".

14.09.2018
Your health

Mammography is no longer needed?

Breast cancer mortality has indeed been declining in recent years, but not thanks to mammographic screening.

14.09.2018
Other life sciences

Health will be monitored via Wi-Fi

A box the size of a router records the pulse, respiratory rate, pace of movement, etc. at a distance and even through the wall.

14.09.2018
Genetics

Aging caught by the hand

Scientists at the University of Exeter (UK) have identified a group of genes that play a key role in the aging process.

14.09.2018
Various

One billion elderly people

The managing partner of the Deep Knowledge Ventures fund believes that a billion pensioners is an incredible opportunity for business growth.

14.09.2018