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Genetics

AIDS resistance

The highest frequency of mutation that spoils the gene and the protein receptor that binds to the immunodeficiency virus is in Northwestern Europe: Finns, Estonians and northern Russians. There, the number of carriers of this mutation reaches 25%.

29.08.2014
Grants and competitions

Grants to young scientists in biology

The Foundation for the Support of Education and Science (Alferov Foundation) and the company BioVitrum announce a competition for the best research work in the field of Life Science performed on NanoString equipment, for young scientists (up to 33 years old).

29.08.2014
Other life sciences

Nanobacteria

The sizes of the vast majority of bacteria well studied by microbiologists are in the range from one to tens and hundreds of microns; the diameter of nanobacteria is no more than 300 nanometers. It is the size of these organisms that has held back the study of nanobacteria for a long time.

28.08.2014
Your health

Age is not a hindrance to sports

Constant physical activity and adherence to a healthy diet in old age significantly improves the condition of the musculoskeletal system and the physical condition of the body as a whole.

28.08.2014
Genetic engineering

HIV is being kicked out with a pitch

Scientists in Nebraska have embedded foreign amino acids into HIV, which are found in nature only in very rare bacteria, and are going to inject this unnatural virus into mice, and in the future even humans, as a vaccine.

28.08.2014
Other life sciences

Cells with antisocial behavior

Interview with biologist Evgeny Cheval about the cell life cycle, oncogenesis and chemotherapy.

27.08.2014
Other life sciences

MAO-A enzyme and prostate cancer

It was found that with an increase in the activity of the MAO-A enzyme, the likelihood of prostate cancer and the appearance of its metastases sharply increases.

27.08.2014
Genetics

Crohn's disease: is the cause in epigenetics?

According to scientists from the University of Edinburgh, Crohn's disease is associated with epigenetic disorders of certain parts of certain genes, which are caused by exposure to environmental factors or even a certain diet.

27.08.2014
Various

The long road to the market

The preclinical stage of drug development can be shortened by several years if a new discovery is evaluated for several indications and the number of duplicate studies at the early stages of the search for new treatments is reduced.

27.08.2014
Biomedicine

Anti-allergenic microbes

The presence of conditionally pathogenic bacteria of the genus Clostridia in the intestinal microflora protects against food allergies, which makes possible probiotic prevention of acute allergic reactions to food.

26.08.2014
New in Gerontology

Another "centenarian gene"

Spanish biologists have discovered several variants of the APOB gene that help a person live up to a hundred years or more. The work of this gene is associated with lipid metabolism, and due to its special variant, little "bad" cholesterol is formed in the body.

26.08.2014
Genetic engineering

Yeast instead of poppy

In order for yeast to produce opioids, scientists added five genes to their genome: three from the genome of the poppy, and two more from bacteria that live on poppy plantations.

26.08.2014
Genetics

Stem cell differentiation: genome hotspots

The world places great hopes on stem cells, expecting that they will revolutionize medicine. But to use their potential, you need to understand how their development is regulated. New ideas are put forward by scientists from the University of Southern Denmark.

26.08.2014
Biotechnologies - into life

A team to fight cancer

Russian scientists have come up with the Oncofinder system, which can select a drug for the treatment of a specific tumor, as well as be used to search for new drugs in the treatment of cancer. The team was supported by investors.

26.08.2014
Note to the businessman

Manufacturers are betting on generics

Normally, there should be no more than 3-5 generics of one drug, and all of them are carefully tested. However, research takes a lot of time and money. And "under-researched" generics are not always happy with the results.

25.08.2014
Biotechnologies - into life

Thrombodynamics-4D

The company "GemaKor Labs", a resident of the biomedical technologies cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation, is working on the second generation of the blood clotting test – "Thrombodynamics-4D".

25.08.2014
Prolonging youth

Rejuvenation of the immune system

Scientists from the UK and Spain have studied the relationship between immunity and aging processes, and have also developed special drugs to slow down the aging of cells of the immune system.

25.08.2014