Life Sciences

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Cellular technologies

Corneal restoration will become more accessible

Currently, oral cavity cells for the treatment of diseases of the cornea of the eyes are cultivated only in a few specialized centers in the world. A method that allows you to keep them for a week will make the treatment of vision loss more accessible.

07.09.2015
Other life sciences

Biomolecules on spokes

Bioengineers from the California Institute of Technology have learned how to create non-covalent complexes in the form of threads and tangles from DNA and special proteins.

07.09.2015
Other life sciences

Mutation for bioremediation

A mutation in the gene of one of the arabidopsis enzymes gives the plant the opportunity to extract from the soil the toxic ones left after the explosions of trinitrotoluene.

07.09.2015
Genetics

Antibodies against the "stone man syndrome"

Researchers from the Regeneron group of biotech companies have uncovered the mechanism of transformation of muscle and connective tissue into bone growths in a rare hereditary disease and have developed antibodies that protect mice from this disease.

04.09.2015
Other life sciences

Glue for submariners and surgeons

The new glue with the name "Voltaglue" has many possible practical applications, ranging from underwater repair of ships and pipes to a universal tool for surgery.

02.09.2015
Other life sciences

For the first time in Russia: silicone heart model

The first domestic model of the heart, "grown" from silicone with the help of three-dimensional printing technology, will be able to make life much easier for resident surgeons, who to this day practice their skills on pig hearts.

02.09.2015
Genetic engineering

Bizontyatina

It's just a fetish that allows geneticists and other scientists who work in similar fields to develop their techniques and develop successfully. This is a training ground that can later be used in various studies.

01.09.2015
Other life sciences

Brain obesity

Abnormal fatty deposits in the brain may cause the development of Alzheimer's disease or accelerate its course.

01.09.2015
Biomedicine

Will beta-carboline get rid of alcoholism?

According to the researchers, the introduction of a new drug to the market may take from five to six years, while the new drug will be somewhat cheaper than existing "anti-slaughter" drugs.

01.09.2015
Nanotechnology

Microfishing robots

A tiny figure in the form of a fish will be able to deliver medicines to certain parts of the body, remove toxins from various liquids and perform a lot of other useful actions.

01.09.2015
Other life sciences

The best bionic prosthesis

A prototype of a 3D-printed mechanical prosthetic arm brought its creators, the British robotics company Open Bionics, a victory in the James Dyson National Award.

31.08.2015
Bioethics

"The Macchiarini case" is closed

The Karolinska Institute in Stockholm made a decision according to which the surgeon Paolo Macchiarini was found innocent of scientific dishonesty and the unsuccessful outcome of the treatment of three patients with an artificially grown trachea.

31.08.2015
Other life sciences

HIV and AIDS: new data

The killers of T-lymphocytes are infected cells, not a free-floating virus. The transmission of HIV from cell to cell triggers the development of AIDS.

31.08.2015
Other life sciences

Tumor modeling

The new mathematical model takes into account both mutational modifications of tumor cells and its three-dimensional structure, including cell mobility.

31.08.2015