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Grants and competitions

In anticipation of the future

Merck announces the launch of the Future Insight prize for breakthrough scientific work with an annual prize fund of 1 million euros.

27.08.2018
Other life sciences

Telemedicine in 5G

Innovative solutions at the intersection of telecommunications and medicine – remote ultrasound and genetic sequencing technologies in 5G networks.

27.08.2018
Other life sciences

Amino acids from the air

German biochemists have discovered an enzyme that can directly convert atmospheric carbon dioxide and alcohol into amino acids.

27.07.2018
Cellular technologies

Brain organoids are improving

Organoids containing neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes mimic a real brain much more accurately.

27.07.2018
Healthy skepticism

Dangerous herbal medicine

Keeping silent about the true composition, unscrupulous manufacturers add potent substances to "natural phytopreparations".

27.07.2018
Other life sciences

To each his own

While some scientists are sounding the alarm about a possible decrease in fertility, others are working on male contraceptives.

27.07.2018
Genetics

Who is at risk?

The new technique makes it possible to assess the risk of melanoma in two hours by a fairly small clinical laboratory.

27.07.2018
New in Gerontology

Pregnancy and aging

The more pregnancies a woman has had, the greater her biological age in terms of telomere length and the degree of DNA methylation.

27.07.2018
Other life sciences

The wind blew

Scientists have named the cities in the air of which they found the largest number of bacterial resistance genes to drugs.

26.07.2018
Genetic engineering

CRISPR is illegal

The EU court's decision will hit innovation and scientific research in Europe and slam the door on revolutionary technologies.

26.07.2018
Other life sciences

Cortisol measuring patch

An elastic biosensor in the form of a patch absorbs sweat and determines the concentration of the stress hormone.

26.07.2018
Various

To hell with biohacking

Neo-Stoics are people who believe that life expectancy is just another obstacle that needs to be overcome.

26.07.2018
Other life sciences

Unfrozen

Worms from the permafrost of Kolyma have recovered after tens of thousands of years of hibernation. However, only females were among the survivors.

26.07.2018
Genetic engineering

CRISPR for dummies

CRISPR/Cas9 is one of the most promising technologies of recent years, and its role will only grow in the coming years.

26.07.2018
Nanotechnology

Plastic antibodies

Scientists have shown the fundamental possibility of creating a new class of antitumor drugs based on "plastic antibodies".

25.07.2018
Cellular technologies

Almost like a real one

The discovery of an international group of scientists brings one step closer to the creation of artificial embryos based on three types of stem cells.

25.07.2018
Your health

Diabetes and cancer: new data

Women with diabetes are 27% more likely to get cancer than those who do not suffer from this disease, and men are 19% more likely to get cancer.

25.07.2018
Nanotechnology

Shell for products

The packaging material made of chitin and cellulose will keep the products fresh longer than the usual plastic.

25.07.2018