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Nanotechnology

Cyborg nanopores will help speed up DNA analysis

The new method of DNA analysis is based on the use of the thinnest silicon nitride plate and protein molecules that form pores in cell membranes. Cyborg nanopores will help in the development of systems for fast and cheap genetic analysis.

03.12.2010
Grants and competitions

HHMI grants for young biologists and physicians

Howard Hughes Medical Institute has launched an international competition, during which 35 young scientists working in the field of biology and medicine in scientific institutes of 18 countries of the world will be selected.

03.12.2010
Genetics

Sports genes

A full sports genetic passport will cost the customer 30,000 rubles. It contains data on variations in "sports" genes, recommendations on physical activity, training regime, nutrition, and possible risks of diseases.

02.12.2010
Grants and competitions

Innovations in Russia through the eyes of journalists

JSC "Russian Venture Company" announces the establishment of the All-Russian competition for media representatives "Innovations in Russia through the eyes of journalists-2011".

02.12.2010
Genetic engineering

Chlamydia? Mycoplasmosis? Try gene therapy!

Perhaps in the future, the method of gene therapy of chlamydia and mycoplasmosis, developed for veterinary medicine, can be used to treat people.

02.12.2010
Genetics

Play Phylo – help the geneticists

You put together a puzzle, and at the same time – compare the sequences of nucleotides in the genes of different organisms. You have a chance to beat the supercomputer!

02.12.2010
Your health

Scary-scary glutamate

Many people are sure that sodium glutamate is a dangerous "chemistry" for health. In fact, glutamic acid itself and its salts are recognized as safe all over the world, including by the World Health Organization.

02.12.2010
Various

The evolution of morality

The question of what is good and what is bad is answered by human culture. This is the result not of biological, but of cultural and social evolution, which has long been much more important to us than biological evolution.

30.11.2010
Various

Wise old financier

A person begins to acquire the ability to make reasonable financial decisions between the ages of 20 and 30, reaching a peak by 50, and then this indicator again sharply decreases between 70 and 80. How to avoid "age-related" financial traps?

29.11.2010
Your health

Cancer: is it a shame to be a survivor?

The delusional Russian situation, when cancer patients are ashamed to be survivors, will probably be resolved when our medicine begins to demonstrate the same results in the treatment of oncology as the American one. It would be faster.

29.11.2010
Note to the businessman

It's time for a change in biotechnology

PwC Report "Restructuring of the Biotechnology Industry": in order to survive, companies must actively develop cooperation to develop a new business model focused on innovation and success.

29.11.2010
Prolonging youth

Rejuvenation by telomerase activation: article in Nature

The authors of the article on the method of rejuvenation of mice believe that telomerase activation can be used to treat rare diseases associated with premature aging, and maybe also to develop methods of rejuvenation of healthy people.

29.11.2010
Biomedicine

St. Petersburg HIV vaccine: first-hand details

Andrey Kozlov, PhD, Head of the project, Professor of St. Petersburg State University, Director of the Biomedical Center and Head of the laboratory of the Research Institute of Especially Pure Biological Products, tells about the trials of the HIV vaccine that have begun.

29.11.2010
Cellular technologies

Stem cells restored brain after stroke

Human stem cells have repaired brain damage caused by stroke. The experiment was conducted on rodents, but in the future similar techniques can be used on humans.

29.11.2010
Biomedicine

Returnees: Peter Chumakov, specialist in molecular biology of cancer

Another participant of the project, Sergey Netesov, talks about the treatment of cancer with the help of viruses that are safe for humans. The strain of oncolytic adenovirus created under his leadership is already undergoing clinical trials at the N.N. Blokhin Russian Research Center.

26.11.2010
Biomedicine

Breast cancer and non-coding RNAs

The results of the study of the role of non-coding RNAs in the development and metastasis of breast cancer are already being used in an experimental program for the treatment of "incurable" tumors.

25.11.2010