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Bioethics

Genome Editing: Pros and cons

Perhaps when we accumulate more knowledge about the role of genetics in some diseases and there is more evidence of the safety of the technique, retrogrades who believe that editing should be banned for ethical reasons will remain in the minority.

19.03.2015
Genetics

How is the "repair" of damaged DNA molecules

How DNA "repairs" itself and how DNA breaks are related to genetic diseases, explained Svetlana Khoronenkova, a doctoral student at the Moscow State University Chemistry Faculty, and Grigory Dianov, who works at Oxford University.

19.03.2015
Your health

Diet as a risk factor

The refusal of bacon, eggs, other types of fatty foods and sugar reduced the pressure in elderly and middle-aged Britons and reduced their chances of premature death as a result of a stroke or heart attack by 30%.

19.03.2015
Grants and competitions

Pharmbiomed – 2015

The purpose of the Pharmbiomed competition is to attract the most promising projects in the field of development of new drugs and diagnostic tests for the purpose of subsequent mentoring support for their development.

19.03.2015
Genetic engineering

About anti–cancer antibodies in the garden - first-hand

Interview with T. Komarova and E. Sheshukova, participants of the project "Fundamental and biotechnological aspects of plant-pathogen interaction", which recently received the Moscow Government Prize for Young scientists.

18.03.2015
Nanotechnology

The control accuracy of cyborg beetles has increased

The high frequency of electrical stimulation and the use of new muscles made it possible to control the beetle's flight with much greater accuracy than was possible with beetles of "previous versions".

18.03.2015
Bioethics

The Law on the End of Life

436 members of the National Assembly voted for the bill "on the end of life". 34 deputies spoke against it. The law will be submitted to the Senate in May-June of this year.

18.03.2015
Nanotechnology

Bandage against bleeding and infection

The new dressing quickly releases thrombin, stopping bleeding. Then, within a few days, he secretes vancomycin to prevent infection of the wound. The "bandage" of biocompatible polymers also dissolves.

17.03.2015
Innovative Russia

ASI has launched a new analytical map

The Agency for Strategic Initiatives for the Promotion of New Projects (ASI) has published on the investment portal of the regions of Russia a revised tool for comparing regions – an analytical map.

17.03.2015
Biotechnologies - into life

How the medicine is created

Biocad is one of the few full–cycle companies in Russia. This means that innovative medicines are being developed independently here from the molecule to the market.

16.03.2015
Biomedicine

Tumour switch

An international group of doctors has discovered a set of proteins common to many cancer cells, the appearance of which in the vicinity of the tumor dramatically slows down its growth, which can be used to treat cancer and make life easier for patients.

16.03.2015
Bioethics

Human genome editing: wait, colleagues!

Geneticists have called on colleagues to suspend experiments on human embryos, spermatozoa and eggs using the latest technologies for precise gene editing until a strict ethical code is developed.

16.03.2015
Other life sciences

Smart heart, don't beat…

Unlike existing models, the bionic heart of BiVACOR does not simulate the pulsating work of a living heart, but provides constant flows of arterial and venous blood.

16.03.2015
Other life sciences

Overcome the barrier

With the help of ultrasound, medications and protective immune proteins can overcome the blood-brain barrier that prevents them from entering the diseased brain.

13.03.2015