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Other life sciences

A key regulator of male fertility

A molecular "switch" has been discovered that activates the production of male sperm at a certain age.

21.09.2017
Genetic engineering

Why does the embryo need Oct4?

American geneticists have disabled one of the genes responsible for the development of the human embryo to understand what role it plays in this process.

21.09.2017
Innovative Russia

How to create a biobank

St. Petersburg University hosted the first biobanking school in Russia, which was attended by doctors and biologists from all over the country.

21.09.2017
Innovative Russia

Problems and plans of "Biocade"

Dmitry Morozov – about innovations, the fight against aging, a new program to support the pharmaceutical industry and the company's plans in the Middle East.

21.09.2017
Other life sciences

The scale of wisdom

Scientists from San Diego have developed a new scale for measuring the level of wisdom based on the neurobiological and psychological characteristics of a person.

20.09.2017
Cellular technologies

Cradle for cancer

Growing cancer cells in conditions as close to natural as possible will allow you to get more realistic results when testing drugs.

20.09.2017
Genetic engineering

Manic-depressive mice

Genetically modified mice have all the symptoms of MDP: depression in response to stress and manic behavior.

20.09.2017
Various

Protect humanity from tuberculosis

WHO calls for urgent increased investment in research and development of drugs against antibiotic-resistant infections.

20.09.2017
Various

Muscles for the robot

Soft artificial muscles have been developed, driven by electricity and capable of lifting a load weighing 1000 times more than its own.

20.09.2017
Genetic engineering

White from purple

Japanese scientists by changing one gene with the help of the genome editor – the CRISPR-Cas9 system – turned purple ipomoea flowers into white.

20.09.2017
Your health

Between pressure and smoking

The main cause of premature death is coronary heart disease. In the second place – poor nutrition, in the third – smoking.

20.09.2017
Other life sciences

Three hundred percent vision

It is quite possible that the bionic lens Bionic Lens of the Canadian Ocumetics Technology Corporation will give its owner super vision.

20.09.2017
Various

Genes in the dock

The discovery of new gene variations that make a person prone to committing crimes is unlikely to affect the work of the justice system.

19.09.2017
Other life sciences

Sex and violence

The neurons involved in the formation of sexual and aggressive behavior in males are woven into one tangle, and in females they are separated into two separate groups.

19.09.2017
Prolonging youth

The work of the drowning themselves

We must do everything possible to develop effective aging therapy as soon as possible. Because otherwise our parents won't live to see such therapy.

19.09.2017
Other life sciences

For lack of a stamp…

Whether the fossil species of hominins, in whose bones DNA has decomposed, belong to the ancestors of man, can be understood by analyzing polysaccharides – glycans.

19.09.2017