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Other life sciences

Long hibernation

Although oocytes are formed in the ovaries before a woman is born, they retain the ability to fertilize for decades.

22.07.2022
Genetics

Epigenetics is to blame

Scientists have found out why the accumulation of visceral fat contributes to metabolic disorders and accelerates aging.

21.07.2022
Nanotechnology

Tears for diagnosis

It is possible to diagnose various eye diseases, multi-organ, neurodegenerative and cancerous diseases by analyzing tears.

21.07.2022
Genetics

Why do they need polyploidy?

In a new study, biologists obtained the DNA sequence of the silver carp and found out the evolutionary roots of this unusual fish.

21.07.2022
Cellular technologies

Step-by-step instructions

The first roadmap has been developed, which describes in detail how stem cells become sensory interneurons.

21.07.2022
Healthy skepticism

Tolerast archaeologists

From the point of view of "gender archaeologists", the concept of the duality of the sexes was brought by "Christian colonizers".

20.07.2022
Genetics

An unexpected connection

Australian scientists have identified genes and loci associated with both gastrointestinal diseases and Alzheimer's disease.

20.07.2022
Nanotechnology

I'm my own booster

Microparticles will inject the first part of the drug immediately, and the rest of the components — after days, weeks and even months.

20.07.2022
Nanotechnology

Neutrobots in vivo

Chinese researchers have tested neutrophils controlled by optical tweezers in the blood vessels of danio fish.

20.07.2022
Biomedicine

Liver biomarkers

New biomarkers make it possible to diagnose and determine the stage of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis with high accuracy.

20.07.2022
Other life sciences

Necrophiles involuntarily

Biologists have found out how a parasitic fungus causes male houseflies to mate with the corpses of infected females.

19.07.2022
Nanotechnology

Bio-hybrids against cancer

Micro-robots based on E. coli deliver a chemotherapeutic drug to the tumor in a targeted manner.

18.07.2022
Genetics

Genetics and Medicine

An excerpt from the book by Australian scientist Edwin Kirk "The Boy who didn't stop growing... and other stories about genes and people."

18.07.2022
Other life sciences

Hibernation without muscle atrophy

Protein, which accumulates in the blood of bears during hibernation, stops the processes leading to the degradation of muscle tissue.

18.07.2022
Your health

Protect your brain from rust

Scientists have conducted the largest study of iron homeostasis associated with alcohol consumption in moderate doses.

18.07.2022
Genetics

The insidious chromosome

Men die on average several years earlier than women. Scientists suggest that the problem is the accelerated destruction of the Y chromosome.

18.07.2022
Genetics

Polyploidy and cardiomyopathy

Polyploidy that occurs in the muscle cells of a child increases the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases in adulthood.

18.07.2022