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Genetic engineering

Bizontyatina

It's just a fetish that allows geneticists and other scientists who work in similar fields to develop their techniques and develop successfully. This is a training ground that can later be used in various studies.

01.09.2015
Other life sciences

Brain obesity

Abnormal fatty deposits in the brain may cause the development of Alzheimer's disease or accelerate its course.

01.09.2015
Biomedicine

Will beta-carboline get rid of alcoholism?

According to the researchers, the introduction of a new drug to the market may take from five to six years, while the new drug will be somewhat cheaper than existing "anti-slaughter" drugs.

01.09.2015
Nanotechnology

Microfishing robots

A tiny figure in the form of a fish will be able to deliver medicines to certain parts of the body, remove toxins from various liquids and perform a lot of other useful actions.

01.09.2015
Other life sciences

The best bionic prosthesis

A prototype of a 3D-printed mechanical prosthetic arm brought its creators, the British robotics company Open Bionics, a victory in the James Dyson National Award.

31.08.2015
Bioethics

"The Macchiarini case" is closed

The Karolinska Institute in Stockholm made a decision according to which the surgeon Paolo Macchiarini was found innocent of scientific dishonesty and the unsuccessful outcome of the treatment of three patients with an artificially grown trachea.

31.08.2015
Other life sciences

HIV and AIDS: new data

The killers of T-lymphocytes are infected cells, not a free-floating virus. The transmission of HIV from cell to cell triggers the development of AIDS.

31.08.2015
Your health

Workaholics, give up the bad habit!

Too long a working week can have truly disastrous consequences for human health, repeatedly increasing the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and often leading to premature death.

31.08.2015
Various

Global burden of disease: details

Over the past two decades, life expectancy in most countries of the world has increased markedly, however, people have become much more ill. What diseases are the scourge of modern humanity?

31.08.2015
Other life sciences

Tumor modeling

The new mathematical model takes into account both mutational modifications of tumor cells and its three-dimensional structure, including cell mobility.

31.08.2015
Various

Global burden of disease

The growth rate of healthy life expectancy lags behind the growth of life expectancy – this means that people have begun to live longer with diseases and disabilities.

28.08.2015
Genetics

Gene expression on an oscilloscope

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin have developed a statistical approach to identify populations of oscillating (antiphase) genes and build a picture of their long-term dynamics.

28.08.2015
Your health

Autoimmune diseases (2)

As with most other diseases, certain DNA features can affect the predisposition to the development of autoimmune diseases.

27.08.2015
Cellular technologies

Happiness in a test tube

Bioengineers for the first time managed to turn human fibroblasts into neurons that produce serotonin, one of the most important neurotransmitters that plays an important role in mood regulation.

27.08.2015
Prolonging youth

Slowing down Aging: Are we ready? (2)

The second part of the article describes the effect on the aging process of dietary methods that reproduce the effects of a low-calorie diet.

27.08.2015
Cellular technologies

Laser for differentiation of embryonic stem cells

American molecular biologists have learned to control the development of stem cells using pulses of light, forcing them to turn into neurons or other types of "adult" cells at the right time.

26.08.2015
Bioethics

The racer saved six lives

British Formula 1 racer Justin Wilson, who died at the age of 37 after the accident, bequeathed to use his organs for donor purposes.

26.08.2015