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Genetic engineering

Genomic engineering

Geneticist David Sinclair – about the genes of long-lived families, manipulation of human germ cells and the fight against breast cancer.

02.12.2015
Genetic engineering

50 shades of DNA: genetic engineering of the penis

Is it possible to improve the regeneration of the penis, slow down its aging and maintain an erection, or change the size with the help of DNA molecules and proteins encoded by them? (18+)

02.12.2015
Nanotechnology

A package for the brain

The method of drug delivery using nanocontainers can be compared to launching a rocket. It does not matter what kind of "filling" it has, it is important that the "parcel" gets to the addressee at the right place and time.

02.12.2015
Various

DNA in a diamond frame

A group of Swiss scientists have organized a campaign on the Kickstarter crowdfunding service to raise funds for a line of jewelry with DNA embedded in them.

02.12.2015
Genetic engineering

An editor who doesn't need a proofreader

Scientists from the USA have created a new version of the revolutionary DNA editor CRISPR/Cas9, which no longer makes "typos" and incorrect edits when editing the genome of humans and other living beings.

02.12.2015
Other life sciences

Tomorrow's medicine: 4 "P"

The medicine of the future is symbolically based on four "whales" – prediction, prevention, personalization and participativeness (patient involvement).

01.12.2015
Genetic engineering

GM syrup for astronauts

Scientists plan to test genetically modified bacteria producing sugar in near-Earth orbit – as an autonomous power source and for processing into other substances with the help of other GMOs.

01.12.2015
Other life sciences

Self-sustaining obesity

The accumulation of excess adipose tissue in the human body leads to the synthesis of a specific protein that suppresses the fat burning process. In other words, the accumulation of fat leads to the fact that it becomes harder to "burn".

30.11.2015
Genetics

Epigenetics of depression

The reason for prolonged depression may be that anti-stress genes cannot start working because of the "soporific" epigenetic tags on their DNA.

30.11.2015
Various

"The third age"

The average life expectancy in Moscow has increased from 74 years to 77 years in three years. How is the attitude towards old age changing in society against this background? Where did the concept of "third age" come from and what can elderly people do in a megalopolis?

30.11.2015
Other life sciences

Face transplantation is the first in Russia

Russia has become the eighth country on the planet where such surgical intervention has been carried out with the help of modern medical technologies.

27.11.2015
Your health

Once again about the dangers of loneliness

Experts from the University of Chicago and the University of California at Los Angeles found that loneliness has a negative effect on human immunity, and found out the mechanism of this effect.

26.11.2015
Genetic engineering

Fuel cell made of GM bacteria

A microbial fuel cell developed by Chinese students can generate a voltage of 520 mV for more than 80 hours after sugar or grass is added to the system.

26.11.2015
Biomedicine

Combination therapy of melanoma

Simultaneous administration of vemurafenib and SBI-756 to mice with melanoma caused the rapid disappearance of tumors or a slowdown in their growth.

26.11.2015
Other life sciences

The end of a beautiful era

Despite the apparent diversity of approaches, there is no decent alternative to antibiotics and is not expected in the near future. This means that we will continue to live with anibiotic resistance. And it should be taken very seriously.

25.11.2015
Innovative Russia

The main science of this century

Technologies with the prefix "bio-" are able to solve issues relevant both for a particular person and for the whole of humanity.

25.11.2015
Genetics

The mechanism of DNA self-packaging

Russian scientists have managed to show how the DNA-protein fibrillation itself fits into a three-dimensional structure. The conclusions made by the researchers can serve as a basis for important practical developments.

25.11.2015
Nanotechnology

Gold nanoparticles for moonshiners

Laser irradiation of gold nanoparticles in an ethanol/water mixture makes it possible to selectively vaporize ethanol without forcing the entire liquid mixture to boil.

25.11.2015