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Nanotechnology

Cytobots – cyborg bacteria

American biotechnologists turned the bacterium into a kind of cyborg, which they called a nano-electronic robo-device and a "cytobot" and taught it to work as an ultra-sensitive humidity sensor.

25.03.2015
Healthy skepticism

A sensation? Don't believe it!

Many published studies contain more enthusiasm, hopes and promises than actual breakthroughs. Meanwhile, there is a huge difference between how the media and scientists talk about science news.

25.03.2015
Grants and competitions

OMICS 2015

OMICS 2015 competition in the field of processing and analysis of "big data" in biomedicine.

25.03.2015
Innovative Russia

Rusnano came out of the loss zone

Instead of a loss a year earlier, Rusnano Group recorded a net profit of 8.2 billion rubles. Accordingly, the company's capital increased by the same amount.

24.03.2015
Genetic engineering

Blue light instead of blue pill

Specialists of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have developed a biotechnological solution to the problem of erectile dysfunction, which is a combination of a gene construct and blue light.

24.03.2015
Various

The "brain" of optical fibers

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed a technology that, according to them, is capable of growing artificial "brains" very similar to human ones.

24.03.2015
New in Gerontology

Another mechanism of aging of blood stem cells

Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have identified a new molecular mechanism critical for the aging process and demonstrated that manipulations of the process mediated by it contribute to the rejuvenation of blood cells.

24.03.2015
Biomedicine

Antibodies for the treatment of psoriasis

A significant improvement in the condition of patients with psoriasis was noted after they were injected with human antibodies that block a signaling protein that triggers a cascade of immune reactions associated with the disease.

23.03.2015
Exhibitions and conferences

RosBioTech-2015

The 9th International Biotechnology Forum-Exhibition RosBioTech-2015 will be held in Moscow (Expocentre Fairgrounds) on October 28-30, 2015.

23.03.2015
Cellular technologies

Encapsulated beta cells give hope to diabetics

Scientists learned how to grow "blanks" of beta cells that produce insulin molecules, and pack them into special shells that allowed them to reach the pancreas. Injection of such cells dramatically improved the condition of mice suffering from type 2 diabetes.

23.03.2015
Cellular technologies

Bioprinting of nasal cartilage – quickly and efficiently

About 80 different research groups around the world are working on the problem of bioprinting. And although printing human cartilage is one of the simplest tasks, progress in this area is encouraging.

23.03.2015
Cellular technologies

microRNA returns the ability to regenerate to the myocardium

The introduction of synthetic microRNAs within a week after a myocardial infarction restores the ability of cardiomyocytes to divide, suppressing the formation of scar tissue and restoring the functionality of damaged tissue.

23.03.2015
Genetic engineering

Caution: you can't stop the chain reaction!

George Church, one of the leading geneticists in the United States, considers the publication of an article on the mutagenic chain reaction method dangerous, since its authors have not prescribed measures that can stop the spread of unwanted mutations.

23.03.2015
Genetics

History on the map

The genetic map of Great Britain was compiled in their study by British scientists. In addition to the usual measurements for the map, longitude and latitude, there is also a third one on this map – time.

20.03.2015
Biomedicine

Rapid test for the cause of infection

The test will help to avoid prescribing antibiotics to patients with a viral infection, and those who need antibiotics will prescribe them faster.

20.03.2015
Cellular technologies

Macrophages from blood cancer cells

After the application of one of the transcription factors, leukemic cells changed their morphological features, becoming macrophages.

19.03.2015