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Genetics

Diabetes and cancer: bound by the same gene

The discovery of a new function of the PTEN anti-oncogene will allow us to better understand the mechanisms of type 2 diabetes development and advance in the development of its treatment methods.

19.09.2012
Other life sciences

A new look at the placebo effect

Mathematical models developed by scientists from the University of Bristol allow us to take a fresh look at the causes of the placebo effect, and perhaps learn how to control its manifestation.

19.09.2012
Genetics

Diagnosis by genes: truth and fiction

Doctor of Biological Sciences Yuri Aulchenko about genetic tests: which of them can be trusted, and which are outright commerce.

19.09.2012
Bioethics

Should the birth of "three-parent" children be allowed?

The UK has launched a public consultation on the controversial method of in vitro "three-parent" fertilization (IVF with three parents), which will allow families with incurable diseases to have healthy children

19.09.2012
Innovative Russia

Russia is promised a fantastic development of biomedicine

The Ministry of Health will submit to the government a strategy for the development of biomedicine, as well as a law on biomedical products and assures that Russia by 2016 (!) can become a leader in the field of biomedicine.

18.09.2012
Innovative Russia

Happy road, Bio-2020!

The implementation of a comprehensive program for the development of biotechnologies in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2020 ("Bio-2020") has begun.

18.09.2012
Note to the businessman

Five million for genome analysis

Station X, a software developer for genomic data analysis and visualization, has raised $5 million from a group of investors led by Runa Capital.

18.09.2012
Biomedicine

Snips will help prevent a graft-versus-host reaction

The results of the study showed that the mismatch of only two single nucleotide polymorphisms (snips) in the donor and recipient is associated with an increased risk of acute GVHD and death of the patient.

17.09.2012
Cellular technologies

Induced pluripotent stem cells: new data

New epigenetic mechanisms have been identified that make it possible to effectively reprogram mature somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).

17.09.2012
Genetics

Article by Russian scientists in Nature Genetics

The Grammar-Gamma method developed at the Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS will allow for an order of magnitude faster identification of genome regions whose variations are involved in the control of complex signs and common diseases.

17.09.2012
Genetics

Sketch of DNA analysis

So far, it is impossible to reproduce a face from a DNA sequence based on the five genes found. Nevertheless, the researchers emphasize, in the future it will become quite simple.

14.09.2012