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Genetic engineering

Learning to shoot with a slingshot

Molecular "slingshots" made of Y-shaped antibodies and "rubber bands" made of synthetic DNA will be able to deliver drug molecules exactly to the target.

05.06.2017
Controversial

Resurrection of the ReAnima Project

Scientists from BioQuark are preparing to resume dubious experiments on the "resurrection" of the brain of the deceased – this time in Latin America.

05.06.2017
Other life sciences

Minions are necessary for myogenesis

Named after the characters of the animated series of the same name, the microbe is synthesized during the growth of the muscles of embryos, and in the adult body – when they are damaged.

05.06.2017
Various

Will AI replace humans?

There are many fields of activity, many of which we cannot even imagine yet, where artificial intelligence will bring enormous benefits to society.

05.06.2017
Grants and competitions

"Bio/mol/text"-2017

The main topics of the competition are molecular biology and biophysics, biomedicine, bio- and nanotechnology and stories about the best biological research institutions.

02.06.2017
Other life sciences

Exoskeletons on the march

Exoskeletons are a very young technology. And its real heyday, as well as gaining sympathy among the population of Russia, belongs, rather, to tomorrow.

02.06.2017
Other life sciences

The roots of cancer

American scientists have for the first time investigated the role of cancer "roots" – cancer stem cells – in the development of primary tumors and metastases in colon and rectal cancer.

02.06.2017
Other life sciences

Alzheimer's and immunity

Perhaps the symptoms of the late stages of Alzheimer's disease are due not only to the presence of amyloid plaques, but also to the pathological activity of the immune system.

02.06.2017
Prolonging youth

The dispute about young blood continues

Scientists consider it premature to talk about the success of the trials, because the authors of the study did not have a control group to assess the placebo effect.

02.06.2017
Your health

Not all meditations are equally useful

It is believed that meditation does not cause side effects, addiction and addiction. However, according to a new study, everything is not so rosy at all.

02.06.2017
Other life sciences

Circadian rhythms

Circadian rhythms are closed to an external 24-hour day. The main signal for adjusting the rhythm is light, although there are other signals, for example, temperature.

01.06.2017
Genetic engineering

Yeast with logic valves

Researchers have introduced analogs of logical elements OR-NOT into yeast genes, from which all other elements can be constructed to perform logical operations.

01.06.2017
Nanotechnology

Nanoparticles for burning out tumors

The new silicon nanoparticles can be used both to destroy tumors by heating to ultra-high temperatures, and to measure temperatures inside the body.

01.06.2017
Grants and competitions

GenerationS-2017

The Russian venture company has identified six directions of the largest in Russia and Eastern Europe startup accelerator GenerationS for the next three years.

01.06.2017
Genetics

Drug addiction by inheritance

The authors of the new study stated that they were able to detect in rats the mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance of addiction to cocaine addiction.

01.06.2017
Other life sciences

Minutes instead of hours

A microfluidic chip separates DNA fragments in a few minutes, unlike the widespread gel electrophoresis method, which requires several hours for this.

01.06.2017
Prolonging youth

Young blue

Methylene blue – an affordable, inexpensive and safe chemical – can slow down or even reverse the aging of human skin. Tested by electronics!

31.05.2017
Other life sciences

Suppress the uprising

Mice with the JunB gene disabled did not develop autoimmune diseases associated with T-helper 17. At the same time, lymphocytes retained the ability to fight infections.

31.05.2017