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Innovative Russia

These are our St. Petersburg innovations…

St. Petersburg is formally considered one of the most innovative cities in Russia. However, despite the serious financial injections of the last four years, the city cannot yet boast of any significant innovations.

22.05.2012
Genetic engineering

Super Luciferase

The molecules of the modified luminescent luciferase protein emit five times more light than their natural counterparts.

22.05.2012
Healthy skepticism

A pretty seventy-year-old girl is looking for her soul mate

As the 70-year-old virgin admits, hard work on the stage prevented her from getting married. And to enter into an intimate relationship with a man, not being his lawful wife, she was prevented by the puritanical upbringing received in the family.

22.05.2012
Genetic engineering

RW bacteria

So far, only one bit of information can be recorded, overwritten and stored in hundreds of generations in the DNA of E. coli. The next step will be to create a bacterial memory that stores eight bits (one byte).

22.05.2012
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy for repairing neurons

The researchers hope that their method of introducing a working copy of the gene into the brain can be used to treat parkinsonism and other diseases associated with impaired protein synthesis in neurons.

21.05.2012
Cellular technologies

Stem cells against myodystrophy

This is the first demonstration of the effectiveness of the treatment of muscular dystrophy with human stem cells. Earlier, the same group of scientists was the first to use mouse embryonic cells for the treatment of muscular dystrophy.

21.05.2012
Nanotechnology

Quantum dots are safe for primates

A pilot study on primates showed that cadmium selenide quantum dots are not toxic to animals in which no adverse events were registered within a year after the introduction of these nanoparticles.

21.05.2012
Genetics

The "fifth column" of Alzheimer's: ApoE4

The ApoE4 gene, a known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, triggers a signaling cascade that leads to increased permeability of the blood vessels of the brain, which allows toxic substances to enter the brain tissue in large quantities.

21.05.2012
Cellular technologies

Stem cells restored spinal cord after injury

The introduction of their own stem cells isolated from the bone marrow contributes to recovery after spinal cord injuries, at least while maintaining residual neurological function.

21.05.2012
Biotechnologies - into life

Biobusinessincubator in Dolgoprudny

The Biobusinessincubator will create corporate laboratories of cluster members, host the first startups, which will have to gain momentum by 2014 and become part of the biopharmaceutical corps.

18.05.2012
Nanotechnology

Will "uncharged" nanoparticles cure autoimmune diseases?

A few hours after the introduction of DNA-coated nanoparticles that do not carry any payload, scientists were surprised to note an increase in the expression of an enzyme that "calms" the immune response of the body in rheumatoid arthritis.

18.05.2012
Genetics

Humans and mutants

The reason why genetic diseases are becoming more common in the modern world is not only in the polluted environment. New, previously unseen mutations began to manifest only because there were more of us.

18.05.2012
Grants and competitions

Biotechnologies of the future

Applications for participation in the Summer School "Biotechnology of the Future", which will be held in the Moscow region from 5 to 12 August 2012, have been started. Students and postgraduates are invited to participate.

18.05.2012
Various

The adventures of a Nobel laureate in Siberia

The 2006 Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Kornberg was in Siberia for the first time, as a member of the Advisory Scientific Council of the Skolkovo Foundation, whose visiting session is taking place these days in Novosibirsk.

18.05.2012
Other life sciences

The world's oldest microorganisms

In the bottom sediments of the North Pacific Ocean, microbiologists have found bacteria that live without access to nutrients for up to 86 million years. They manage to maintain life during this time due to an extremely slow metabolism.

18.05.2012
Your health

Coffee turned out to be a panacea

A long-term study involving more than 400 thousand people has shown that several cups of coffee a day are noticeable (and reliable!) reduces the risk of death from heart disease, stroke and even infections.

18.05.2012
Your health

Guys, spit on the diet and jogging!

According to consulting surgeon and diabetes specialist Charles Clark, author of more than 80 scientific articles and several books on healthy lifestyle and nutrition, these two measures are the worst choice for a middle-aged man.

17.05.2012