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Genetics

The first Britons

According to the results of studies of the skeleton from Gough's cave, it turned out that the first person in Britain was blue-eyed and dark-skinned.

07.02.2018
Other life sciences

Rheumatoid arthritis and germs

For the first time, the association of rheumatoid arthritis with a certain type of bacteria entering the human body from milk or meat was noted.

07.02.2018
Genetics

Ten potential CRISPR competitors

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute have found 10 more sets of bacterial genes with a similar function.

07.02.2018
Cellular technologies

Hair for naked mice

Japanese researchers have mastered a highly productive method of growing germinal hair follicles in a 96-well die.

07.02.2018
Genetics

CRISPR-Cas9: even more precise

Creating a new tool for more precise genome editing will allow you to completely remove defective genes and avoid mutations.

07.02.2018
Biomedicine

Stop neurodegeneration

Restoring energy exchange in the brain preserved the cognitive abilities of mice with Alzheimer's disease.

07.02.2018
Biomedicine

Lactococci for wound healing

The technology consists in using lactic acid bacteria as vectors (deliverers) of chemokine to the damage zone.

06.02.2018
Note to the businessman

Bet on chemistry

Jakafi has made Incyte's shares one of the most sought-after on Wall Street, and the company itself has been the subject of endless takeover gossip.

06.02.2018
Your health

Fish oil is useless for the heart

Dietary supplements with omega-3 fatty acids do not prevent heart disease and almost do not reduce mortality from them.

06.02.2018
Other life sciences

The diggers are still getting old

Naked diggers are not characterized by replicative aging of cells, and all other types of cellular aging in these animals work.

06.02.2018
Your health

Wipe the convolutions with alcohol

A small concentration of ethanol in the brain reduces inflammation and helps to remove waste from neurons, including tau proteins.

06.02.2018
Your health

There will be no additives

Caloric restriction of the diet has prolonged the life of many animals, from yeast and worms to mice and monkeys. What about people?

06.02.2018
Genetics

Secrets of the "dark DNA"

Molecular biologists have linked together several strange stories that have not become clearer from this.

06.02.2018
Nanotechnology

DNA lithography

Combining the DNA origami technique with nanolithography made it possible to obtain metal nanoparticles of a given shape with an accuracy of 1 nm.

06.02.2018
Biomedicine

HIV Test Strip

A rapid HIV diagnostic technique has been developed and is being tested, which is able to detect the presence of the virus at the earliest possible time after infection.

06.02.2018
Genetic engineering

Adenovirus against cancer

In experiments on mice, the modified adenovirus suppresses the growth of pancreatic cancer.

05.02.2018
Genetics

Not rejuvenation, but aging?

The increased activity of proteins that lengthen telomeres is associated with accelerated aging, and not its slowdown, as previously thought.

05.02.2018