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Genetic engineering

Um-children will inevitably appear

We are not talking about designer babies with specified characteristics yet – there is no sufficiently reliable scientific base for this.

07.09.2020
Controversial

What are you rich in…

The Russian scientists who developed the Sputnik-V vaccine presented a report on its trials on 76 volunteers.

07.09.2020
Cellular technologies

Transparent again

The patient's own stem cells from a healthy eye restored the cornea damaged by chemical burns.

04.09.2020
Other life sciences

Search for pests by DNA

Test strips allow you to determine the presence and number of coral-eating starfish by the content of their DNA in seawater.

04.09.2020
Other life sciences

Swallow the electrical stimulator

A prototype capsule for electrical stimulation of the stomach wall is packed in a soluble shell and enters the stomach when swallowed.

04.09.2020
Genetics

Evolution of the "milk" gene

About 100 generations ago, most Europeans could not digest lactose. After 3000 years, the picture changed to the opposite.

04.09.2020
Biomedicine

Effective and safe

It has been proven that the BCG vaccine effectively protects the elderly from respiratory infections.

03.09.2020
Biomedicine

Fecal therapy of alcoholism

A pilot clinical study has shown that transplantation of bacteria isolated from another person's feces helps to overcome cravings for alcohol.

03.09.2020
Other life sciences

Incorrect blood clots

The key mechanism of thrombosis in COVID-19 makes traditional blood thinning drugs ineffective.

03.09.2020
Biomedicine

Gel for ulcers

Chinese scientists have developed and tested a bioadhesive hydrogel on pigs that promotes the healing of stomach ulcers.

03.09.2020
Biomedicine

Not just honey

Melittin, the active component of bee venom, can cause one hundred percent death of cancer cells with minimal impact on healthy ones.

03.09.2020
Cellular technologies

Farms for lymphocytes

Hydrogel media created using a 3D printer mimic the lymph nodes in which T cells multiply.

02.09.2020
Prolonging youth

Another geroprotector

Alpha-ketoglutaric acid helped the mice avoid age-related diseases and severe old age and extended their life by about 10%.

02.09.2020
Genetics

Almost no difference

The coronavirus is quite conservative, and its variants should be equally recognized by the vaccines being developed.

02.09.2020
Your health

Diabetes: heredity or BMI?

Body mass index is a much more powerful risk factor for diabetes than genetic predisposition.

02.09.2020
Other life sciences

Running away from stress

Mice that were allowed to run in the wheel after stress became calmer due to increased synthesis of the neuropeptide galanin.

02.09.2020
Other life sciences

Viral weakening of the placenta

Immunologists have found out how the Zika virus penetrates to the embryo through the placenta. Specially provoked inflammations help him in this.

01.09.2020
Biomedicine

Healing Pain

Activation of pain receptors using imiquimod, a substance that triggers inflammation, accelerated wound healing in mice.

01.09.2020