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Biotechnologies - into life

Stem cells in a vortex

Koltsovskaya company "Center of Vortex Technologies" received five million rubles from Skolkovo to create a working model of a vortex bioreactor for growing stem cells.

13.05.2015
Genetics

Binge mutation

American geneticists have found out that the cause of binge drinking can be mutations and damage in the gene GIRK3, disabling which in the body of mice turned them into binge alcoholics.

12.05.2015
Biomedicine

A new generation of hemostatic agents for the army

Hemostatics based on chitosan will be produced, including in the form of powder – in case of injury in battle and heavy bleeding, they simply need to be sprinkled over the wound.

12.05.2015
Other life sciences

Watson continues to study to be an oncologist

Doctors "feed" Watson a lot of information, including "fingerprints" of the DNA of tumor cells, existing treatment methods, medical histories and other data relevant to the problem.

12.05.2015
Cellular technologies

Bioengineered eardrums: half the work done

In the near future, researchers will try to bring the acoustic properties of these artificial membranes to the maximum, after which they will be implanted into the ear of laboratory animals.

12.05.2015
Nanotechnology

Onion muscles

Taiwanese physicists have created unusual bio-organic artificial muscles, the "motor" of which are unexpectedly onion skin cells that can contract and stretch under the influence of electric current.

08.05.2015
Various

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