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They say that there will be a nylon heart…

Replacing a real heart with an artificial one is monstrously difficult. And every successful step in this direction, such as the one made recently in France, is all the more important.

24.12.2013
Cellular technologies

Artificial kidney – step by step

Scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have achieved differentiation of stem cells into renal tubule cells. This is the fifth article this year about approaches to creating a full-fledged bioengineered kidney.

24.12.2013
Genetics

Shut up, Gen, shut up!

By improving the structure consisting of hairpin RNA and microRNA, scientists were able to significantly increase the efficiency and accuracy of RNA interference for gene silencing (suppression of the synthesis of their proteins, from the English silence - to be silent).

23.12.2013
New in Gerontology

Parasitic DNA multiplies in aging tissues

As cells age, control over the division of so-called "parasitic DNA" weakens, which carries a potential threat to the health of the body.

23.12.2013
Various

Russian Science: top-10 according to RIA Novosti

In the past year, Russian researchers have made significant progress in various fields of science – from astronomy to molecular biology. And again, there are six points in the top ten devoted to the life sciences.

23.12.2013
Note to the businessman

Save money for Rusnano shares

In May of this year, the President of the Russian Federation stated unequivocally: "There are no plans to privatize Rusnano in the foreseeable future." Reading the article published on the RusNanoNet portal, one cannot help but recall the once popular phrase: “Who is Mister Putin"?

20.12.2013
Prolonging youth

A new (and reversible!) the cause of aging

Researchers have found a previously unknown cause of mammalian aging. Moreover, they demonstrated how to eliminate this cause and reverse the aging process.

20.12.2013
Exhibitions and conferences

Exhibition of Advanced Three-dimensional Printing Technologies

3D Print Expo will be held on February 12-14, 2014 in Moscow at the Sokolniki Convention and Exhibition Center. The first two days of the exhibition (February 12-13), everyone will be able to attend the event.

19.12.2013
Cellular technologies

Bone made of hydrogel

Enriched with stem cells and growth factors, the hydrogel can fill the most complex defects of bone tissue. After regeneration of the damage, the hydrogel can be returned to a liquid state and removed from the body.

19.12.2013
Various

Scientists who changed the world in the past year

Of the ten scientists whose research and actions played a crucial role in the development of world science in 2013 (according to the journal Nature), exactly half are engaged in life sciences.

19.12.2013
Genetics

Intimate life of the neighbors in the cave

The "Denisovans", Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons and the yet unidentified fourth human species not only alternately lived in the same cave for more than ten thousand years, but sometimes interbred with each other.

19.12.2013
New in Gerontology

Changing the concept of population aging

Researchers have revised the approach used to study aging at the population level and developed a new set of methods, the use of which gives a more complete picture of the impact of population aging on society.

19.12.2013