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Genetic engineering

Um mosquitoes are flying to Florida

Over a few years, more than a billion such mosquitoes have already been released, and no danger to humans and nature has been noticed.

26.08.2020
Biomedicine

Oxytocin against osteoporosis

Experiments on rats have shown that the "hormone of love" contributes to the prevention of osteoporosis and relieves the early symptoms of the disease.

26.08.2020
Cellular technologies

Change of personnel

In experiments on mice, scientists managed to replace non–functioning cellular "cleaners" - the cause of neurodegenerative diseases.

26.08.2020
Genetic engineering

Designer kids

Due to the success of genetics, it begins to seem that soon it will be possible for us to "design" people even before they are born.

26.08.2020
Cellular technologies

The micro-hearts are shrinking

All the main types of cardiac cells were formed in the organoid, as well as structures similar to coronary vessels and chambers of the heart.

25.08.2020
Biotechnologies - into life

The next stage of the race

The COVID-19 vaccine may become available in early 2021 under the emergency protocol.

25.08.2020
Cellular technologies

Beta Invisibles

American scientists have created organoids that produce insulin and do not cause immune rejection during transplantation.

25.08.2020
Genetic engineering

Approval postponed

The world's first gene therapy for hemophilia has not been released to the market. The developers must confirm the long-term effect of the drug.

25.08.2020
New in Gerontology

"Junk" DNA is a marker of aging

Scientists have discovered that part of the non-coding genetic material can be an important biological marker in the aging process.

25.08.2020
Your health

Without fanaticism!

Psychologist, member of the International Association of Hypnologists Varvara Zarodina – about how excessive passion for healthy eating harms health.

25.08.2020
Genetic engineering

Herpes gene therapy

Experimental gene therapy "cuts out" more than 90% of the fragments of the herpes virus genome from infected human cells.

25.08.2020
Genetics

Untangled heterochromatin

Russian biologists have found a mechanism that allows reading genes that are not available under normal conditions.

25.08.2020
Cellular technologies

Liver in lymph nodes

The cells of pigs' own hepatocytes are able to divide in the lymph nodes of animals and replace the functions of the damaged liver.

24.08.2020
Other life sciences

Biorobots-sappers

Locusts are able to distinguish by smell various types of explosives, including TNT, hexogen, pentrite and ammonium nitrate.

24.08.2020
Other life sciences

Gastroscope with bioprinter

A prototype bioprinter can treat stomach wall defects by printing "patches" on it from the inside with hydrogels containing the necessary cells.

24.08.2020
Biomedicine

Coronavirus tests

Why does the coronavirus need translation skills, is it worth spitting when testing for COVID-19 and what is the problem with Russian PCR diagnostics.

24.08.2020
Biomedicine

Without illness and vaccinations

Some healthy people who have not had COVID-19 have immune cells capable of recognizing the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

31.07.2020
Other life sciences

How do smart prostheses work?

Neuroscientist Mikhail Lebedev – about modern neuroscience, Camillo Golgi and the new generation of prostheses.

31.07.2020