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Genetic engineering

Live Flash drive

American scientists recorded a gif image in the form of a genetic code, embedded it in the genome of a bacterium and again counted from the genome with almost no loss of quality.

13.07.2017
Other life sciences

Biopsy under MRI

The smallest robot surgeon is made of plastic, so it can be used in magnetic resonance imaging, which significantly increases the accuracy of sampling.

12.07.2017
Genetic engineering

Resurrection of the virus

Horse pox is safe for humans, is not a serious threat to agriculture and is considered extinct. But the reconstruction of the virus excited both ordinary people and scientists.

12.07.2017
Genetics

Viruses are among us

An excerpt from the book "The Mysterious Human Genome" by biologist Frank Ryan – about HIV, cell infection and the influence of retroviruses on human evolution.

12.07.2017
Your health

Sleep and Alzheimer's

Chronic sleep disorders can lead to a permanent increase in the level of tau protein and beta-amyloid, which can lead to the development of Alzheimer's disease.

12.07.2017
Other life sciences

Train, don't train…

Which improves cognitive abilities better – "brain simulators" or computer games? Researchers have once again confirmed that both are worse.

12.07.2017
New in Gerontology

The Sleeping Grandmother hypothesis

A new study confirms the importance of age-related changes in sleep patterns: "poorly sleeping grandmothers" increased the safety of a tribe living in the wild.

12.07.2017
Other life sciences

The Mystery of Titin

Scientists from ITEB RAS found out that a giant muscle protein – titin – forms aggregates similar to beta-amyloid. The purpose of these units is still unknown.

12.07.2017
Genetics

Google decided to do genetic research

Google representatives met with representatives of the organization Genomic England, which is engaged in a project to sequence the genome of 100 thousand Britons.

11.07.2017
Biomedicine

Dual-use vaccine

The meningitis vaccine reduced the risk of infection with gonococcus by almost a third. This is the first case of its kind of vaccination that prevents infection with gonorrhea.

11.07.2017
Genetics

How do cancer cells arise?

As a rule, as a result of gene mutations associated with either proliferation (cell division) or apoptosis (programmed cell death).

11.07.2017
Other life sciences

The cardiogram will be decoded by a computer

The neural network does not yet recognize many heart diseases, including myocardial infarction, but it can be improved in the course of further research.

11.07.2017
Other life sciences

Concentration camp is harmful to health

Holocaust victims have a small but consistently increased risk of developing cancer. Previously, such studies were conducted for other diseases.

11.07.2017
Genetics

The fourth Denisovan

The girl whose tooth was found in 1984 in Denisova Cave belonged to Denisovans, not Neanderthals, and she lived much earlier than three other Denisovans.

10.07.2017
Biomedicine

How are humans different from mice?

Diabetes medications have different effects on mice and humans due to differences in beta cell receptors, so drugs tested on mice often do not help people.

10.07.2017
Genetics

Psychogenetics

Psychogeneticist Robert Plomin – about the role of genes and upbringing in the formation of personality, the ability to foreign languages and gemini studies.

10.07.2017
Other life sciences

Apple trees won't bloom on Mars

Scientists believe that at the moment the surface of Mars has a detrimental effect on microorganisms. Even liquid water is harmful to cells if it contains perchlorates.

10.07.2017
Other life sciences

A new type of dendritic cells

Their main task is to get infected with the virus, die and spread information about it among other components of immunity.

10.07.2017