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Genetic engineering

Personal cellular computer

Usually cellular biocomputers are created for use in bacteria, so the work done on mammalian cells has additional value for biologists.

05.06.2012
Biomedicine

DNA container for transporting miRNA

To deliver small interfering RNAs (miRNAs) that inhibit the synthesis of a certain protein to tumor cells, they were packed into nanocontainers created on the principle of DNA origami.

05.06.2012
Exhibitions and conferences

Chromosome 2012

The International conference "Chromosome 2012" will be held on September 2-7, 2012 in Novosibirsk (Akademgorodok House of Scientists, Small Hall).

04.06.2012
Various

How to protect yourself from genetic discrimination

The American Association for the Study of Heart Diseases has issued a list of recommendations concerning the protection of patients from discrimination for genetic reasons, the possibility of which is rapidly becoming a reality.

04.06.2012
Other life sciences

We construct protein complexes with atom precision

The technology of rational design of protein complexes will make it possible to create structures from polypeptides with pre-calculated properties. The researchers hope to use them to create molecular nanorobots.

04.06.2012
Prolonging youth

Rejuvenate the egg

American scientists have found a way to rejuvenate human eggs with the help of donor mitochondria.

04.06.2012
Nanotechnology

Do you want to play nanoconstructor?

"Nanoconstructor" is one of the directions of the nanoModel project. This educational game can be downloaded for free and used without any restrictions.

01.06.2012
Genetics

"Smoker's genes" help to quit smoking

The same genetic variants that turn a person into an avid smoker increase the likelihood that he will respond well to nicotine replacement therapy drugs.

01.06.2012
Nanotechnology

Platelets identical to natural

The version of synthetic platelets developed at UCSB represents the latest and one of the most successful attempts to simulate the functions of platelets made in recent years.

01.06.2012
Various

Pharmaceutical companies

The percentage of reviews of pharmaceutical articles based on suspicion of negligence – from plagiarism to falsification and the use of fabricated data – is higher than any other biomedical research.

01.06.2012
Various

Scientists demand access to drugs

A well-known advocate of "narcotic" research, Professor David Nutt, stated the need for new amendments to the laws that will help scientists do their job, and pharmaceutical companies produce "clean", licensed drugs.

01.06.2012
Genetics

Teach the epigenome!

Decoding the epigenome not only helps to better understand how genetic and oncological diseases develop, it will also help to develop strategies for the treatment of such pathologies.

01.06.2012
Other life sciences

What is the threat of organ transplantation

Transplantation is an extreme measure: taking into account the complications and expensive medications that the recipient is forced to take all his life, it is used in hopeless patients who face death without a transplant.

31.05.2012
Bioethics

Don't take your organs to the grave

The hospital insurance funds will inform their clients over the age of 16 about the problem of organ transplantation every two years and ask them to write a statement stating that in the event of their death they agree to donate their own organs to a person in need of transplantation.

31.05.2012
Nanotechnology

Biosensor – a transfer picture

Wireless graphene sensors fixed to the skin or teeth will be able to detect the presence of not only bacteria (even one bacterium), but also toxins, explosive molecules and even distinguish odors.

31.05.2012
Biomedicine

Supercomputer for biomedicine

The Laboratory of Supercomputer Technologies for Biomedicine, Pharmacology and Small-sized Structures I-SCALARE presented new research results in the field of bioinformatics and drug modeling.

31.05.2012
Grants and competitions

Medicine of the future – 2

Competition for R&D on the development of software for medicine ("Medicine of the future", 2nd stage).

31.05.2012
Nanotechnology

Supersensors

Biosensors of a new type are able to detect trace amounts of various substances in liquids in a very short time.

30.05.2012