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Other life sciences

These immortals

Scientists can name several biological species that can live almost forever if they are not destroyed by an external factor.

27.12.2021
Genetics

Sports snips

Single-nucleotide substitutions in the genes regulating testosterone metabolism affect athletic success and disease risk.

27.12.2021
Biomedicine

Anthrax analgesic

One of the Bacillus anthracis toxins effectively and safely blocks the transmission of signals from pain neurons in mice.

24.12.2021
New in Gerontology

A watch for a digger

American researchers have created an epigenetic clock by which the biological age of naked diggers can be estimated.

24.12.2021
Other life sciences

Running for the mind

10 minutes of comfortable running is a completely free, easily accessible and effective stimulator of mental activity.

24.12.2021
Cellular technologies

Cryobiopechat

Artificial fabrics created by this method can be stored in the freezer at -196 °C and thawed in a few minutes.

24.12.2021
Biotechnologies - into life

Prices are falling

Chicken grown in a bioreactor has reached price parity with poultry farm meat – a little more than a dollar for 110 g of breast, indistinguishable from the real one.

23.12.2021
Biomedicine

Secrets of stem cells

The nutrient medium in which mesenchymal stem cells were previously grown cured rats of hemorrhagic stroke.

22.12.2021
Other life sciences

What is more important?

T cells play a more important role, compared to antibodies, in the issue of liberation from the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

22.12.2021
Other life sciences

Mice with covid

A mouse model for studying coronavirus infection was proposed by researchers from the Yale University School of Medicine.

22.12.2021
Other life sciences

Glowing antibodies

Fluorescent immunoglobulins are a promising tool for cancer diagnosis due to their high brightness, specificity and stability.

22.12.2021
New in Gerontology

AI anticipates dementia

Artificial intelligence can determine who will develop dementia within two years, with an accuracy of 92%.

21.12.2021
Controversial

Lies, big lies and statistics

Conclusion from the games with numbers: the limit of human life expectancy is at least 130 years, and possibly reaches 180 and even infinity.

21.12.2021
Various

Ten-2021

Seven of the ten major breakthroughs of the outgoing year, according to the journal Science, relate to the life sciences.

21.12.2021
Cellular technologies

Micromuscles on the ISS

Scientists will send muscles into space to study the aging processes of the body.

21.12.2021
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of hearing loss

The first of its kind method of dual gene therapy eliminates severe hearing loss in mice.

20.12.2021