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Other life sciences

Open source Nematode

The authors of the OpenWorm project, which aims to create an exact computer copy of the C.elegans roundworm, have announced significant success in modeling this nematode. The source code of the program is published in the public domain.

26.12.2013
Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology against epidemics

Gene-RADAR technology can be used not only to detect diseases of a particular person. Data uploaded to the cloud from multiple Gene-RADAR devices allows you to determine the spread of epidemics.

25.12.2013
Innovative Russia

A unique science park has been formed in St. Petersburg

The most modern and heavy-duty equipment for conducting research in various fields of molecular and cellular biology is concentrated here, which has brought the work of St. Petersburg scientists to a fundamentally new level.

25.12.2013
Biomedicine

Cancer Treatment: a homing virus for targeted gene therapy

American researchers have created a therapeutic gene carrying a self-directed deactivated virus that does not "get stuck" in the liver, the target of which is the inner lining of the blood vessels of the tumor.

25.12.2013
Other life sciences

Big Data for Personalized Medicine

Big Data technologies do not just reduce the research time from a whole year to several weeks. They help doctors identify the increased risks of developing new syndromes and recurrent seizures in patients and prescribe appropriate medications in time.

25.12.2013
Biomedicine

New advances in cancer immunotherapy

An improved method of modifying T-lymphocytes with the help of mRNA gives hope for the use of immunotherapy for the treatment of solid tumors.

25.12.2013
Various

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