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Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists have managed to test the new method so far only on cell lines, but the results look promising from the point of view of therapy of still incurable diseases.

29.08.2017
Prolonging youth

Translating the biological clock

Stem cells of mice transferred to a low-calorie diet aged more slowly. But scientists do not recommend repeating this experiment on yourself at home.

29.08.2017
Genetic engineering

Piglets for transplantologists

Cloning pigs without endogenous retroviruses will facilitate the cultivation of pig organs suitable for human transplantation and make them safer.

29.08.2017
Various

DNA with malicious code

Researchers from the University of Washington using a popular open-source program for DNA analysis infected their computer with malware.

29.08.2017
Cellular technologies

Tissue nanotransfection

So the developers called a new technology that allows you to directly transform skin cells into other types of cells and use them to treat various diseases.

29.08.2017
Your health

Aging is inexorable

Aging should be treated as a genetic pathology, because it is the biggest source of pain and suffering in our universe.

29.08.2017
Other life sciences

Diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

In type II diabetes, clusters of amyloid protein form in the cells of the pancreas, which are probably the cause of the death of β-cells.

29.08.2017
Nanotechnology

Ultrathin biosensors

Graphene sensors with a thickness of less than 0.5 microns can be applied to the skin in the same way as "transfer tattoos" and used to remove physiological indicators.

28.08.2017
Genetic engineering

The skin flap will regulate metabolism

Researchers from the University of Chicago have protected mice from diabetes and obesity using transplants of genetically modified skin cells.

28.08.2017
Exhibitions and conferences

Phystechbiomed – 2017

The conference will give an opportunity to specialists from dozens of countries and branches of science to form a common program of actions aimed at prolonging life.

28.08.2017
Other life sciences

What makes gamers stupid?

Another study showed that the influence of video games on the hippocampus depends on two factors – the genre of the game and the strategy of orientation in space.

28.08.2017
Nanotechnology

Net for cages

American researchers have presented micro robots that can not only move in a certain direction, but also manipulate individual cells.

28.08.2017
Genetics

Primordial chaos

At the very first stages of specialization, the cells of the embryo choose their fate – the direction of differentiation – randomly switching on and off a variety of genes.

28.08.2017
Genetic engineering

The failure of a CRISPR/Cas9 competitor

The author of the NgAgo protein genome editing technique, under pressure from the scientific community, withdrew an article published in May 2016 from the journal Nature Biotechnology.

28.08.2017
Other life sciences

Microflora helps fight the flu

The staff of the University of Washington Medical School showed how the intestinal microbiota can reduce inflammation in the lungs during infection with the flu virus.

28.08.2017
Other life sciences

Not only hepatocytes

An international team of researchers has demonstrated for the first time the role of cholangiocytes – cells of the intrahepatic bile ducts – in the regeneration of liver tissues.

28.08.2017
Genetic engineering

Genetically modified embryos: details

With the help of the CRISPR/Cas genetic editing system, human embryos were freed from the mutation that causes heart disease – hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

28.08.2017
Your health

Brain Cancer: a damn dozen answers

Independent information portal Oncobrain.ru specially for the Social Navigator project, I have prepared a material that contains answers to the most important questions about brain tumors.

25.08.2017
Genetic engineering

Oh, it's not an easy job…

One of the first developers of the popular genome editing method from the Broad Institute came to the conclusion that CRISPR/Cas is not yet suitable for working with human genes.

25.08.2017