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Biotechnologies - into life

Genetic analysis in Russia: a success story

The Russian company "Genotek", founded in 2010 by graduates of Moscow State University, was one of the first in the developing Russian "genetic" market. In two and a half years from the start of sales, the company has already brought their volume to $ 1 million per year.

01.09.2014
Other life sciences

Finalists of the competition for the creation of a "Tricorder"

Ten teams of engineers were selected by the jury of the Tricorder XPrize competition in order to translate the idea of the Tricorder device from the Star Trek series into reality and make it accessible to a wide range of consumers.

01.09.2014
Cellular technologies

Picking up the keys to pluripotence

A group of scientists from the University of Michigan has shown that the ASF1A and OCT4 genes active in human eggs, together with the hormone-like substance GDF9, facilitate the process of reprogramming somatic cells into pluripotent ones.

01.09.2014
Other life sciences

And the heart beats like a clock

Swiss scientists have developed a prototype of a heart rate driver working without batteries, which is based on a classic self-winding clockwork.

01.09.2014
Innovative Russia

The latest cancer diagnosis will be available by 2017

Specialists of the subsidiary of the nanocenter "Sigma.Novosibirsk" has developed a technology with the help of which it will be possible to diagnose cancer at the early stage in any polyclinic.

29.08.2014
Various

Granddaughter, I'm fine!

The Tempo sensor bracelet, designed specifically for the elderly, will track their movements around the house, the quality and duration of sleep, the amount of food and liquid consumed, etc., and if necessary, it will work as a fall sensor.

29.08.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

Science of the Future – 2014

On September 17-20, 2014, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation will hold the first international scientific and technical conference "Science of the Future" in St. Petersburg.

29.08.2014
Grants and competitions

Children, get ready for the contest!

The competition of the "Alferov Foundation" for the best research work in the field of biology for schoolchildren for 2014 is announced. Original research and abstract review papers are accepted for consideration.

29.08.2014
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