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Nanotechnology

The Magic Nanolab

"Magic Laboratory" is a series of 12 five–minute cartoons devoted to various aspects of the application of nanotechnology.

18.10.2013
Grants and competitions

Postgraduate study in Mainz

The Institute of Molecular Biology (Mainz, Germany) accepts applications for participation in the international PhD program. The fellows will work as part of research groups conducting research on a wide range of biological and related disciplines.

18.10.2013
Biomedicine

Vaccines against the immunodeficiency virus: from monkeys to humans

At the AIDS Vaccine 2013 conference, three groups of researchers reported on the results of testing vaccines against the monkey immunodeficiency virus based on genetically modified harmless viruses with "monkey AIDS" proteins embedded in the shell.

18.10.2013
Genetics

Geneticists-criminologists

Three DNA laboratories of the Investigative Committee in 2013 established the involvement of 626 persons in crimes, and also identified the identity of 257 unidentified corpses. Soon there will be 3 more such laboratories in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

18.10.2013
New in Gerontology

Depression literally breaks the hearts of old people

According to the results of a recent study, depression in elderly men is a significant risk factor for death from coronary heart disease. This pattern does not apply to women.

18.10.2013
Genetic engineering

A new word in the treatment of hypertension?

A bioengineered device capable of automatically lowering blood pressure when dopamine, the "pleasure hormone," is released, opens the way to the creation of fundamentally new strategies for the treatment of hypertension.

17.10.2013
Biomedicine

Bacteriophages against Clostridium

Viruses infecting the bacterium Clostridium difficile, resistant to most antibiotics, are effective against 90% of clinically significant strains of this dangerous intestinal infection.

17.10.2013
Nanotechnology

Prevent the formation of a blood clot

The level of thrombin in the blood can be determined using nanoparticles coated with a protein that thrombin breaks down. The split fragments of this protein in the urine can be used to measure the risk of blood clots and take measures to prevent them from appearing.

17.10.2013
Biotechnologies - into life

Biopharmaceuticals in Russia

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Gabibov - about how biotechnologies and pharmaceuticals are developing in Russia.

17.10.2013
New in Gerontology

"Horse surname" is not a symptom of senile dementia

Although the phenomenon of the word "spinning on the tongue" is indeed associated with aging, it should not be considered a signal of impending dementia and memory problems.

17.10.2013
Biomedicine

Spot the germs

Glowing antibiotics, created by a group of Dutch scientists, will help detect infections at an early stage and even quickly figure out which antibiotic will be effective in this case.

16.10.2013
Nanotechnology

Polymers in the context of "nano"

Lecture by Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of Moscow State University, Vice-Rector, Head of the Department of Innovation Policy and International Scientific Relations of Moscow State University, Chairman of the Council for Science at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation A.R.Khokhlov.

16.10.2013
Exhibitions and conferences

Life Sciences Invest – 2013

On October 28-29, 2013, St. Petersburg will host the III annual international partnership forum "Life Sciences Invest. Partnering Russia».

16.10.2013
Your health

You have the right…

What expensive operations does a Russian citizen have the right to get to for free and how to do it in practice? (We recommend that you first look at the end of the article, and then, if you want, read from the beginning – about how it should ideally be.)

16.10.2013
Various

Life without old age

A presentation of the book "Life without Old Age" by biochemist, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Skulachev took place in Moscow.

16.10.2013
Prolonging youth

I am a little mouse, and I want to live a long time!

This is the name of the project to test the ability of a combination of drugs to increase the lifespan of mice. Kiev gerontologists collect donations for the purchase of drugs and animal feed, as well as for the maintenance of animal welfare conditions.

16.10.2013