Life Sciences

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Genetics

Double-bottom DNA

Physicists have confirmed the long-standing hypothesis that there is a "second layer of information" in the genetic code: the mechanical properties of DNA determine how the sequence of nucleotides will be read.

14.06.2016
Biomedicine

The success of cancer immunotherapy

New immunopreparations in combination with traditional chemotherapy increase the survival rate of patients with late stages of poorly treatable tumors of various localization.

10.06.2016
Cellular technologies

IPSC according to the "gold standard"

Russian scientists have proved that stem cells obtained from ordinary cells of the body by reprogramming almost do not differ from the reference ones.

10.06.2016
Genetic engineering

A new method of gene therapy

A group of scientists has proposed a new method for solving one of the problems of gene therapy – how to ensure that the main part of the work of the organ is performed by genetically modified cells.

10.06.2016
Other life sciences

Anal sphincter made of magnetic beads

Magnetic anal sphincters were implanted in American patients for the first time. Four people with chronic fecal incontinence received the devices.

09.06.2016
Cellular technologies

Mitochondrial donation recognized as safe

Scientists have managed to dramatically reduce the number of "sick" mitochondria transferred together with the egg nucleus, as well as to increase the survival rate of embryos by more than 2 times.

09.06.2016
Cellular technologies

Cellular medicine will defeat incurable diseases

The law "On Biomedical Cell Products" will create a new kind of medical industry aimed at restoring the structures and functions of human tissues and organs.

09.06.2016
Genetic engineering

DNA instead of a hard drive

With the help of DNA, you can pack billions of gigabytes in the volume of a sugar cube. Magnetic tapes, the densest of modern data storage environments, hold 10 gigabytes in the same volume.

09.06.2016
Other life sciences

Scientists have described the microbiome of blood

Microbes are present in the blood of healthy people and patients with various diseases. In schizophrenia, the microbial composition of the blood is highly diverse.

09.06.2016
Genetics

"Genes of winners"

Genetic differences can partially predict a person's life success, although, of course, many other factors have an impact on the life path of an individual.

09.06.2016
New in Gerontology

Eggs age from hypoxia

American scientists have found out the molecular mechanism of aging of human eggs. It turned out to be associated with hypoxia of the surrounding tissues.

08.06.2016
Other life sciences

Chickens from a bioreactor

The technique of growing chickens in plastic cups was developed by Professors Yutaka Takhara and Katsuya Obara. The same scientists took part in a school experiment, monitoring the actions of students.

08.06.2016
Other life sciences

A year and a half with a heart in a backpack

555 days after his discharge from the clinic, 25-year-old Stan Larkin exchanged a fully artificial heart worn in a backpack for a donor organ.

07.06.2016
Other life sciences

Artificial kidney for permanent wear

A portable artificial kidney designed to be worn on the patient's body is a viable and much more comfortable alternative to the traditional hemodialysis procedure.

07.06.2016
Biomedicine

Atherosclerosis and telomeres

Despite the fact that patients with cardiovascular diseases are characterized by short telomeres, their length is not a prognostic risk factor for the development of such diseases.

06.06.2016
Other life sciences

Gadget for asthmatics

American scientists have developed a wearable device for monitoring the condition of patients with asthma, its connection with environmental factors and the risk of developing an attack.

06.06.2016
Genetic engineering

First-hand news about CRISPR

Konstantin Severinov – about a new type of CRISPR systems and the latest trends in genome editing.

06.06.2016