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All cyborgs will be visiting us

As part of the Geek Picnic – 2015 festival (in Moscow on June 13-14 and in St. Petersburg on June 20-21), a congress will be held, the participants of which will be people who have modified their bodies with bionic prostheses.

08.05.2015
Biomedicine

Not just from measles

A new epidemiological study has confirmed that children who received the measles vaccine have a reduced incidence of other diseases, while children who have had measles remain more vulnerable to other infections for 2.5 years.

08.05.2015
Genetic engineering

Green bioreactors

Yeast cells, bacteria, plants, as well as insect and mammalian cell cultures are used as "bioreactors". In this article we will talk about plant biofactories.

08.05.2015
Other life sciences

Breathe into the IR camera

A new computer program, based on data obtained from infrared cameras, can easily identify a person who has taken even a very small amount of alcohol.

08.05.2015
Cellular technologies

Bioactive hydrogel will restore cartilage tissue

The introduction of a bioactive hydrogel into a cartilage defect ensures the migration of chondrogenic progenitor cells into the damage zone and their subsequent maturation with the formation of new cartilage tissue.

08.05.2015
Biomedicine

Alphamers direct antibodies to fight bacteria

Molecular beacons, or alphamers, bind to bacteria and attract antibodies against the carbohydrate alpha-gal to their surface, which contributes to the absorption and destruction of pathogens by cells of the immune system.

07.05.2015
Grants and competitions

Competition of young professors at St. Petersburg University

Those who have passed the selection are promised a salary of at least 150 thousand rubles per month in the first year of work and a starting grant of up to 1 million rubles, they will provide premises for scientific activities, support staff and office housing.

07.05.2015
Cellular technologies

Region-selective pluripotent stem cells

According to the authors, these "local stem cells" hold a huge potential for regenerative medicine, since all manipulations with them are much easier compared to other stem cells.

07.05.2015
Theories of aging

Another aging mechanism has been identified

The data, according to which the aging process is closely interrelated with the violation of the structure of heterochromatin, indicate a new promising direction in the development of methods for the prevention and treatment of age-related diseases.

07.05.2015
Grants and competitions

Alferov Foundation – for young scientists

The Foundation for the Support of Education and Science announces a competition for a gold medal and an award for the best research work in the nomination "Nanotechnology for Physiology and Medicine".

06.05.2015
Other life sciences

How are obesity and hypertension related?

Hypertension in overweight rats occurs because the arginase enzyme does not work correctly in their body, which destroys the main source of nitric oxide molecules that help dilate blood vessels.

06.05.2015
Various

An iPod adapted for the elderly – for every pensioner

Do not think that altruism alone is behind all this. The market for services for the elderly is expected to grow explosively in the coming years, and today Apple and IBM are among the pioneers on the way to this "gold mine".

06.05.2015
Other life sciences

Trachea from the printer

A group of scientists from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York) for the first time managed to print a miniature tracheal skeleton made of biodegradable polymers on a bioprinter.

06.05.2015
Other life sciences

How a heart attack kills a person

Russian scientists from Moscow State University together with colleagues from Ireland were able to clarify the mechanisms of ischemia characteristic of a heart attack.

06.05.2015
Biomedicine

Immunity against cancer

Immunotherapy has opened up a whole new opportunity for cancer treatment along with chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery.

06.05.2015
Grants and competitions

Start-2015 – now also for individuals

The Fund for Assistance to the Development of Small Forms of Enterprises announces the start of accepting applications for the implementation of the 1st stage of the Start-2015 program. Applications for the first stage of project implementation are accepted from legal entities and individuals.

05.05.2015
Genetic engineering

The effect of gene therapy for blindness may be temporary

Three research groups reported contradictory results of gene therapy for a rare form of hereditary blindness – Leber's amaurosis: in some, the effect was "long-lasting", while others registered a gradual deterioration in the condition of patients.

05.05.2015
Other life sciences

About bioinformatics and molecular evolution

Three weeks before his speech at the Central House of the Journalist, Mikhail Gelfand spoke about the difficulties of bioinformatics and biologists in Russia, as well as about the modern possibilities of studying evolution.

05.05.2015