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Prolonging youth

An accidental discovery

German molecular biologists accidentally extended the life of nematode worms for several days with the help of gene therapy.

21.09.2022
Biomedicine

Transport for the agent

Finding a therapeutic agent is not enough, you still need to think about and test a way to deliver it to the right organ or tissue.

21.09.2022
Genetics

DNA pest

Accidental inheritance of extra-chromosomal DNA during cell division can increase the aggressiveness of the tumor and its resistance to treatment.

21.09.2022
Your health

Owls and larks

The "owls" have decreased sensitivity to insulin and all related metabolic disorders, from diabetes to heart disease.

21.09.2022
Genetic engineering

A shot for three million

Bluebird bio has set a new record for the cost of the drug by bringing a drug for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy to the market.

21.09.2022
Other life sciences

Smartphone instead of pulse oximeter

As a simple analogue of a pulse oximeter, scientists have developed a smartphone application that evaluates the level of oxygen in the blood.

21.09.2022
Genetics

RNA and cancer

An international group of scientists and physicians studied the effect of microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs on the development of ovarian cancer.

21.09.2022
Biomedicine

Cancer vaccine

The NMIC of Oncology has developed a unique technology for creating antitumor vaccines based on dendritic cells.

20.09.2022
Other life sciences

Telomere donors

Antigen-presenting cells, upon contact with T cells, transmit vesicles with telomeres to them, prolonging their life, and hence the immune response.

20.09.2022
Cloning

"Dolly the Wolf Cub"

SinoGene, which introduced the first cloned dog to the world in 2017, successfully repeated this experience with an Arctic wolf.

20.09.2022
Other life sciences

Infections and neurodegeneration

The risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases was associated with infections that people suffered 5-20 years before the detection of these diseases.

20.09.2022
Other life sciences

How Cancer Cheats T-Killers

Another mechanism has been revealed by which tumor cells can bypass both natural immunity and therapeutic strategies.

20.09.2022
Biomedicine

Fibrosis vaccine

Immunotherapy eliminates lung and liver fibrosis in mice without damaging healthy tissues.

19.09.2022
Nanotechnology

Nanobionics by inheritance

Scientists were able to insert carbon nanotubes inside bacterial cells, turning them into electric generators with "inherited nanobionics".

19.09.2022
Various

Immortals

In his book, Andrew Steele enthusiastically shows the achievement of the modern science of aging — biogerontology.

19.09.2022
Healthy skepticism

Deception decades long

A neuroscientist systematically falsified data on the role of beta-amyloid in the development of Alzheimer's disease.

19.09.2022
Genetic engineering

Lupus retreated

Researchers from Germany achieved remission in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who underwent CAR-T therapy.

19.09.2022
Healthy skepticism

The Nobel Prizes of 2022

The winners became the owners of paper containers for storing their good ideas and banknotes with a face value of ten trillion Zimbabwean dollars.

19.09.2022
Other life sciences

Coacervate microdroplets

An international team of scientists has constructed an artificial protocell capable of gene expression and ATP production.

19.09.2022