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Controversial

Humanity will be killed by biohackers

Nature will no longer be able to create a disease capable of destroying humanity. Biotechnologies will cope with this task – in 10 years, deadly viruses will create biohackers on cheap home devices. Myvseumrem!

12.12.2012
Other life sciences

Cancer cells age due to lack of dNTP

The aging process of cancer cells is associated with DNA damage due to a decrease in deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) reserves caused by a decrease in the number of enzymes involved in its biosynthesis.

12.12.2012
Note to the businessman

IT specialists invest in genomics

The investments received by 23andMe, coupled with cost reduction, will reduce personal genetic testing from $299 to $99 and increase the customer base to 1 million users, which will become a critical mass for the rapid development of the company.

12.12.2012
Biomedicine

Blood Cancer Treatment: Let lymphocytes kill each other

The method of reprogramming the patient's T-lymphocytes so that their target is cancer B-lymphocytes can revolutionize the approach to the treatment of leukemia and other types of blood cancers. In addition, it opens up prospects for the treatment of malignant neoplasms of other organs.

12.12.2012
Your health

Everolimus is too expensive

The addition of hormone therapy with this drug reduces the risk of breast cancer progression by more than 2 times and increases the time during which the tumor process is not activated. But a monthly course of everolimus will cost 160,000 rubles, and you need to take it constantly.

12.12.2012
Biomedicine

Prostaglandin E2 accelerates bone marrow recovery

The introduction of prostaglandin E2 accelerates the restoration of hematopoiesis in the bone marrow affected by chemotherapy and /or radiotherapy, not only by suppressing apoptosis of hematopoietic cells, but also by restoring their microenvironment.

12.12.2012
Various

Science in Russia: list of resuscitation measures

Measures for the revival of Russian science (for the most part – impossible): They are listed in a 120-sheet list compiled by the Russian Association for the Promotion of Science.

11.12.2012
Other life sciences

Injection film from Fujifilm

Animal studies have shown that in most cases, the effect of injecting vaccines with an injection film is higher than with traditional methods. Fujifilm is going to conduct clinical trials of a new method with the involvement of human volunteers.

11.12.2012
Cellular technologies

On the issue of Nobel stem cells

Professor Sergey Kiselyov, Head of the Laboratory of Genetic Foundations of Cell Technologies at the Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, talks about how stem cells are being studied in Russia, what opportunities they open up for medicine and how Nobel laureates refer to the works of Russian scientists.

10.12.2012
Cellular technologies

What neurons are not made of today...

Chinese biologists have developed a method for producing induced brain stem cells from kidney epithelial cells contained in urine.

10.12.2012
Note to the businessman

Pharma 2020: from idea to action

According to the new PwC report "Pharma 2020: from Idea to Action", scientific and technological achievements, social and demographic changes and the growing demand for medicines will lead to the revival of the pharmaceutical industry after 2020.

10.12.2012
Biomedicine

Therapeutic vaccines: Top 10

Ten of the most promising of the many therapeutic vaccines at different stages of development and clinical research against various forms of cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious diseases.

10.12.2012
Biomedicine

Opioid peptides for topical use

The treatment of pain caused by inflammation can be improved with the help of endogenous opioid peptides acting outside the brain or spinal cord, directly in the damaged tissue.

10.12.2012
Genetics

Genetic testing: no need for extremes!

There is a lot of talk today about both the omnipotence of genetic testing and its utter uselessness. Although the second statement is close to the truth for complex diseases, such statements may lead to an underestimation of the role of genetic testing in modern medicine.

10.12.2012