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Genetic engineering

Twin cells

A group of researchers from Kyoto University has developed a completely accurate method for studying gene polymorphism.

07.03.2018
Biomedicine

Hope is dying

Some strains of pneumococcus in U.S. hospitals have become invulnerable to colistin, one of the "antibiotics of last resort."

07.03.2018
Other life sciences

Precancerous esophagus

Scientists have figured out the mechanism of occurrence of Barrett's syndrome – a precancerous condition at the junction of the esophagus and stomach.

07.03.2018
Biomedicine

Losing weight on the couch

American researchers are testing compounds that can help obese and unable to move people.

07.03.2018
Genetics

Synesthesia genes

The genes of synesthetes were compared with the genes of their relatives who "do not see" sounds, and people who are not related to this study – the control group.

07.03.2018
Other life sciences

Go hungry before radiotherapy

A low-calorie diet helps to preserve intestinal stem cells and activate them to regenerate damaged tissue.

06.03.2018
Other life sciences

Virtual Dopamine

Programmers and neuroscientists are developing computer systems that can replace psychostimulating drugs.

06.03.2018
Other life sciences

Death in installments

A method to stop the self-destruction program in human cells will help in the creation of cancer drugs.

06.03.2018
Other life sciences

Neurons have changed their profession

Experiments on rodents demonstrated the plasticity of the brain, allowing sensory neurons to "teach" the activity of motor neurons.

06.03.2018
Cellular technologies

ADHD in vitro

On the cell culture obtained from a woman with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, it will be possible to study this pathology.

05.03.2018
Various

Employers, do not be stingy!

An increase in wages by only $ 1 per hour led to a reduction in absences due to illness by a third.

05.03.2018
Other life sciences

Five types of diabetes

It is customary to talk about two types of diabetes mellitus. But experts believe that in reality there may be much more.

05.03.2018
Genetic engineering

RNA therapy for lung cancer

Reducing the activity of RNA molecules made it possible to cure lung cancer in mice. And this is only part of the results obtained in the course of a large study.

05.03.2018
Genetic engineering

DNA is like a flash drive

The growing volume of digital information encourages scientists to look for more compact ways to record and store it. And what could be more compact than DNA?

02.03.2018
Genetics

Genomics in the Cloud

On February 28, Microsoft announced the opening of access to the Microsoft Genomics service, which was the result of Microsoft's work in this important area.

02.03.2018
Various

Elderly and beautiful

Our older women are constantly compared with European women. They say that those in the West grow old beautiful and fit, but ours are all horror and darkness.

02.03.2018
Genetics

Relatives in the 65th generation

Geneticists have "grown" a record-breaking large family tree, uniting approximately 13 million inhabitants of different continents.

02.03.2018
New in Gerontology

Dementia prognosis

People with advanced retinopathy are more prone to memory loss and dementia than those whose eyes were completely healthy.

02.03.2018