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Other life sciences

Warm - blooded tyrannosaurs

Analysis of the end products of lipoxidation in fossils allowed us to make assumptions about the metabolic rate of dinosaurs.

27.05.2022
Cellular technologies

Store eggs in a biobank

The use of frozen eggs taken from a woman at a young age, and not right before IVF in 30-40 years, improves the results.

27.05.2022
Genetics

Homo hybridus

Interview with the authors of the new book "Human Evolution. Bones, genes and culture" by Doctors of Biological Sciences Alexander Markov and Elena Naimark.

27.05.2022
Cellular technologies

Cartilage under load

A robotic joint that mimics the movements of a human shoulder has helped create payloads for the cartilage tissue growing on it.

27.05.2022
Healthy skepticism

From a sick body to a healthy one

Let's consider in detail the prerequisites for a head transplant operation, its complexity and existing technologies, as well as the vision of Canavero himself.

26.05.2022
Other life sciences

Turning over provocateurs

Immune cells that cause an inflammatory process in the arteries leading to atherosclerosis can be used to fight the disease.

26.05.2022
Genetics

Tweezers for chromosomes

Laser tweezers will reveal chromosomal rearrangements – the main cause of spontaneous abortions and many diseases.

26.05.2022
Cloning

Vain efforts: details

Even if the efforts of genetic engineers and breeders are crowned with success, they will receive not an extinct species itself, but a kind of hybrid.

26.05.2022
Other life sciences

Seven-year forecast

A new biomarker predicts the risks of Crohn's disease 7 years before the characteristic symptoms — abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, anemia and others.

26.05.2022
New in Gerontology

The Golden Key

Specialists from the Buck Institute studied the contribution of mitochondrial biogenesis to the process of mitochondria during aging.

26.05.2022
New in Gerontology

Diabetic brain ages faster

In people with advanced type 2 diabetes, normal brain aging with a decrease in cognitive abilities accelerates to 26%.

25.05.2022
Other life sciences

Fine sorting

To diagnose food allergies, a magnetic chip quickly isolates rare types of white blood cells – basophils – from a whole blood sample.

25.05.2022
Genetic engineering

Utrophin instead of dystrophin

The therapeutic effect of the resulting viral drug was tested on model mice with Duchenne myodystrophy.

25.05.2022
Other life sciences

Mitochondrial Activators

Artificial proteins embedded in mitochondrial membranes increased the activity of ATP synthesis and increased the lifespan of nematodes.

25.05.2022
Other life sciences

To the last drop

Scientists at Saratov State University have developed an installation capable of examining almost the entire volume of blood in the body.

25.05.2022
Other life sciences

Glaucoma theranostics

A smart contact lens controls intraocular pressure and releases glaucoma medication when it increases.

24.05.2022
Your health

Give your child a puppy

Living in the same house with a dog as a child can protect a person from Crohn's disease.

24.05.2022
Genetic engineering

Tanned tomatoes

To ensure the daily needs of the body in vitamin D3, it will be enough to eat one or two genetically modified fruits.

24.05.2022
Your health

Betrayal from within

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Ekaterina Troshina - on autoimmune pathologies of the endocrine system.

24.05.2022