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Genetics

When time does not heal

Violations of DNA repair mechanisms can significantly increase the risk of cancer, especially in the context of aging.

11.10.2018
Your health

Vaccination against cancer

Now in St. Petersburg, vaccination against the human papillomavirus costs about 10 thousand rubles.

11.10.2018
Other life sciences

Fingerprinting addiction

Unlike standard procedures, the approach is non-invasive and hygienic. Moreover, it can be applied even to deceased people.

11.10.2018
Innovative Russia

A lot of plans

"We expect to enter the top five scientific powers in five years," said the Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia.

11.10.2018
Grants and competitions

Sandoz HACk is back

The launch of the second international competition of ideas in the field of digital solutions to increase the availability of medicine at the local level.

11.10.2018
Other life sciences

Exoskeletons and new interfaces

Mikhail Lebedev – about the latest developments in the field of brain-computer interface, prosthetics and exoskeletons.

10.10.2018
Healthy skepticism

LIED-2018

The jury of the anti-award "LIAR-2018" decided that the contribution of RAS member Oleg Ilyich Epstein to pseudoscience is the most significant.

10.10.2018
Your health

Diabetes hunger strike

Periodic fasting helps to get rid of type 2 diabetes and restore the normal functioning of the insulin system.

10.10.2018
Nanotechnology

A spacesuit for bacteria

The protective shell allows the bacteria synthesizing useful substances to survive in conditions unsuitable for their existence.

10.10.2018
Genetic engineering

CAR-T in Siberia

Novosibirsk scientists spoke about the prospects and problems associated with cell therapy of oncological diseases.

10.10.2018
Other life sciences

Not because a woman…

For the perception of beauty, intelligence is necessary: stupid females distinguish between beautiful and "ordinary" males, but do not give preference to the first.

10.10.2018
Other life sciences

AI can do a lot of gitics

The new system analyzes genetic data and makes predictions based on tens of thousands of genomic variations.

09.10.2018
Genetic engineering

Modified CRISPR/Cas9

He made it possible in an experiment on mice to cure unborn cubs from a disease caused by a point mutation.

09.10.2018
Genetics

Science against Crime

Instead of looking for DNA samples blindly, criminologists will be able to see places where a lot of genetic material has accumulated.

09.10.2018
Genetics

Harmful mutation

Geneticists have identified a section of DNA in which mutations are associated with an increased likelihood of impotence in old age.

09.10.2018
Other life sciences

Immunity and schizophrenia

A Japanese man with schizophrenia was diagnosed with cancer. After bone marrow transplantation, both diseases disappeared.

09.10.2018