Life Sciences

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Biomedicine

Metformin protects against radiation

Metformin works as a "harvesting machine", contributing to the removal of dysfunctional cells from the tissues of irradiated animals.

29.06.2018
Genetic engineering

DNA storage

Scientists have been saying for a long time that DNA can become an ideal repository of information: it is dense, stable, and easy to copy.

28.06.2018
Nanotechnology

Transport for cells

A micro robot controlled by a magnetic field is able to carry living cells and deliver them to the desired area of the body.

28.06.2018
Other life sciences

Wedge by wedge

Acetaldehyde, obtained from alcohol, supports the activity of an enzyme that relieves the heart of toxic biochemical debris.

28.06.2018
Other life sciences

How a mosquito will bite

The needles copying the proboscis of the mosquito will consist of two parts, one of which will inject an anesthetic.

27.06.2018
Prolonging youth

Oxidation and aging

Another aging mechanism associated with oxidation processes has been found, and a drug that slows down aging is better known than antioxidants.

27.06.2018
Nanotechnology

A new method of theranostics

Polyoxometallate clusters self-organize in the tumor area, providing its image, and then kill cancer cells.

27.06.2018
New in Gerontology

Aging – protection from cancer

The discovery of a new link between aging and cancer has once again confirmed that old age is a protective mechanism against the development of tumors.

27.06.2018
New in Gerontology

Chief on Aging

The exact role of this gene remains unknown: the functions of the protein encoded by CD36 are not entirely clear.

27.06.2018
Cellular technologies

Bioprinting in the air

The new technology of 3D printing of biological tissues has become possible thanks to the research of magnetic levitation in zero gravity.

27.06.2018
Other life sciences

At the mercy of the tumor

If we know how to prevent the growth and development of metastases, we can save up to 90% of people dying from major cancers.

26.06.2018
Biomedicine

Insulin in tablets

Insulin tablets are able to survive the "journey" through the stomach and deliver the right amount of hormone to the diabetic's body.

26.06.2018
Other life sciences

Soft biosensors

Soft sensors with microelectrodes can be used to register potentials even inside individual cells.

25.06.2018
Genetics

Not garbage at all

Without the participation of transposons of the LINE1 group, the embryo "gets stuck" at the stage of two cells and cannot develop further.

25.06.2018
Biomedicine

Such attractive biotechnologies

It is likely that biotechnologies will be able to overtake the IT industry in terms of attractiveness.

25.06.2018
Biomedicine

Stop metastases

American researchers have developed a compound that allows you to "immobilize" cancer cells, preventing them from moving in the patient's body.

25.06.2018
Genetics

Is it easy to become a man

The difference between the sexes is determined by the presence or absence of the Y chromosome, but sometimes its carriers are women.

25.06.2018