Life Sciences

Found results: 11545

Nanotechnology

Swallow the insulin patch

The developers plan to use tablets with nanoplastics to deliver other drugs that are decomposed by enzymes and acids of the stomach and intestines.

20.11.2015
Other life sciences

New antibiotic resistance gene

Chinese researchers have discovered a gene in E. coli that determines the resistance of organisms to colistin, an antibiotic from the polymyxin group. Sooner or later it will pass to bacteria of other species.

20.11.2015
Genetic engineering

Twenty years later

It took almost as long for the FDA to approve an application filed in 1996 by AquaBounty Technology for permission to eat genetically modified salmon created in the late 1980s.

20.11.2015
Cellular technologies

Vocal cords from a bioreactor

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin have grown vocal cord tissue from human cells in the laboratory. When tested, the bundles were able to vibrate and generate sound.

20.11.2015
Nanotechnology

Molecular Rocket

The submarine molecule is able to move in a liquid at a dizzying speed - about an inch per second.

20.11.2015
Biomedicine

How to help the Immune system fight cancer

For many years, scientists have been trying to develop effective anti-cancer immunotherapy. There has been notable progress in this area – in particular, by improving drug delivery methods.

19.11.2015
Other life sciences

Is Russia interested in evolution?

The finalist of The Enlightener, Alexander Markov, talks about the revolutionary changes taking place in the theory of evolution, the implicit complexity of life, enlightenment and pessimism about the future of Russia.

19.11.2015
Biomedicine

From cell biology to cell therapy

Two prizes of the Moscow Government for Young scientists in 2014 in the nomination "Biology and Medical Sciences" were awarded for research in the field of cell biology.

19.11.2015
Biomedicine

Noninvasive method of tumor localization

Researchers from Umeå University in Sweden have developed an accurate and simple way to detect and locate cancer by "imprints" of the tumor process in the platelet RNA profile.

19.11.2015
Genetics

Hot Finnish mutants

Geneticists from Helsinki found out that a mutation in the 5-HT2B gene makes some Finns prone to aggressive behavior after they have drunk a large amount of alcohol, as well as more impulsive when sober.

18.11.2015
Other life sciences

Electroshock for bacteria infecting wounds

The bandage, which releases hydrogen peroxide under the influence of an electric current, kills most bacteria, including drug-resistant ones.

18.11.2015
Biomedicine

Expel HIV under the gun

The drug for the treatment of alcoholism is able to activate the virus, "sleeping" in cells, for its subsequent destruction by antiretroviral drugs.

18.11.2015
Other life sciences

There would be no happiness…

Half a century ago, one of the developers of an experimental drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis took it, suffering from a terrible hangover. Now ibuprofen is one of the most popular painkillers.

18.11.2015
Genetic engineering

The sum of biotechnology!

The Corpus publishing house announced that in the coming days, the "Sum of Biotechnology" (a guide to combating myths about the genetic modification of plants, animals and people) will be available to buy "almost everywhere".

17.11.2015
Genetics

Minimal human genome

Comparison of tens of thousands of genomes showed that the absolute number of genes that are minimally necessary for the functioning of the human body is 3230 out of 25-30 thousand.

16.11.2015
Nanotechnology

The patch will detect inflammation

The "smart" patch is made of hydrated agarose containing nanocapsules with a fluorescent dye. The dye is released under the action of toxins synthesized by pathogenic bacteria.

16.11.2015