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Genetics

I recognize the cute one by... DNA

The DNA of two people living in a couple is much more similar to each other than the DNA of any other pair of arbitrarily considered men and women.

20.05.2014
Theories of aging

The Hunger Games

Already now we are faced with a choice: to take drugs that supposedly increase life expectancy, or not.

20.05.2014
Other life sciences

An old age pill: a search algorithm

MIPT specialists have presented an algorithm that can help in the search for drugs that slow down the aging process. The researchers, whose work is presented in the journal Frontiers in Genetics, compared the activity of genes in the cells of young and elderly patients.

19.05.2014
Various

On someone else 's misfortune

The way pharmaceutical companies set prices for medicines is "one of the dirty secrets of the industry," admitted Bernard Munos, a former representative of Lilly's management.

19.05.2014
Your health

Breast cancer: myths and facts

The controversial benefits of mammography, breast cancer in men, genes and preventive mastectomy, contraception and early pregnancy and rumors about the dangers of antiperspirants, phones, bras, implants and bruises.

19.05.2014
Cellular technologies

Induced stem cells can replace bone defects

Experiments on rhesus monkeys demonstrated the possibility of forming new bone tissue from autologous induced pluripotent stem cells and a low risk of teratomas.

16.05.2014
Healthy skepticism

Terrorists in the State Duma

The spread of genetically modified products is proposed to be equated with terrorism. At least, such an initiative was made by State Duma deputies, who are eager to protect their compatriots from the achievements of genetic engineering.

16.05.2014
Innovative Russia

Russian drug against prostate cancer

Avionco is launching clinical trials of ONK1-0013B, the first Russian innovative drug for the treatment of prostate cancer.

16.05.2014
Genetic engineering

Probiotics-ferromagnets

Probiotic bacteria with oxymagnetite nanoparticles on the outer surface have acquired ferromagnetic properties that can be used in MRI diagnostics, as well as in the treatment of cancer of the digestive organs.

16.05.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

Startup Village – 2014

Preparations are continuing for Startup Village 2014, one of the most significant events of the year, which will take place on June 2-3, 2014 on the territory of the Skolkovo Innovation Center.

16.05.2014
Exhibitions and conferences

Conference on Bioorgchemistry, Biotechnology and Bionanotechnology

The International Conference dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the IBH RAS and the 80th anniversary of the birth of Academician Yu.A. Ovchinnikov is the largest forum bringing together specialists in the field of bioorganic chemistry, biotechnology, bionanotechnology.

15.05.2014
Genetic engineering

DNA with three base pairs: details

Adding a pair of synthetic compounds to a standard set of nucleotides allows you to encode the synthesis of not twenty, but one hundred and seventy-two amino acids. The number of protein variants that can be synthesized with their help becomes simply astronomical.

15.05.2014
Other life sciences

Space is bad for you

Traveling in space can make you weak, tired, sick and, with a certain degree of probability, suffering from depression.

14.05.2014
Controversial

Resveratrol case: investigation continues

Despite the initial optimism, it was not possible to get unambiguous results with resveratrol, and his adventures in modern biology can pull on a small, but extremely confusing detective series.

14.05.2014
Nanotechnology

Radiation, chemical and biological protection beetles

Researchers from South Korea have created tiny flexible electronic devices that can be attached to living creatures, including insects and plants. Live sensors will be able to detect various chemicals and monitor the state of the environment.

14.05.2014