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Nanotechnology

How to create a molecular machine without the help of a living cell?

Lecture by V.A.Avetisov, Doctor of Physico-Mathematical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of the Theory of Complex Systems of the Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences "Molecular Machines: what is it and how to make them"?

20.11.2013
Genetic engineering

Hemophilia gene therapy was tested on dogs

This is the first time that hemophilia has been cured in large laboratory animals by delivering a gene to blood cells. The authors of the study expect that their method will be the first step towards the clinical practice of treating hemophilia in patients.

20.11.2013
Your health

Predisposition to hypertension: simple (and pleasant :) test

The risk of hypertension increases significantly if people blushing from alcohol consume more than four doses of alcohol per week. Among those who are not covered with spots, the risk increases when taking more than eight doses per week.

20.11.2013
Note to the businessman

How successful are billionaires' investments in startups

Many entrepreneurs from the Forbes list have made a lot of money on venture projects. However, much more often venture investments of Forbes list members are loud PR and a graveyard of innovative projects.

20.11.2013
Your health

Do not rush to wash your face with bleach!

Despite the optimistic research results, scientists categorically forbade the use of bleach at home, since the incorrect concentration of the solution can lead to severe burns.

19.11.2013
Prolonging youth

Gastric bypass surgery – a method of rejuvenation?

In the most "severe" patients after gastric bypass surgery, not only weight loss and improvement of these tests were revealed, but also a significant increase in telomere length.

19.11.2013
Genetics

Heavy lungs

Half a century ago, the life expectancy of patients with cystic fibrosis – a rare hereditary disease – was about 30 years, but modern treatment can significantly prolong and make a full-fledged life of a person with a "breakdown" of the 7th chromosome.

19.11.2013
Genetics

Do you want to lose weight? Ask the geneticist how!

Siberian scientists have developed a system for determining the predisposition to overweight by nine genetic markers, on the basis of which you can get personal recommendations for combating obesity.

19.11.2013
Other life sciences

Excessive-insufficient diagnostics

On average, 30% of laboratory tests are prescribed unnecessarily and about the same number of tests are not prescribed in cases where they are necessary.

19.11.2013
Prolonging youth

Is it possible to stop the aging process?

It is more correct to say – not to stop, but to slow down, says V. Anisimov, Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, President of the Gerontological Society at the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Council of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics.

18.11.2013
Genetic engineering

Anticholesterol GM tomatoes

With the help of a protein synthesized by genetically modified tomatoes, it was possible to suppress the accumulation of lipids in the small intestine, due to which the level of "bad" cholesterol in the blood increased.

18.11.2013
Nanotechnology

Sperm with an envelope

"Nanoparticles are like empty envelopes that can be filled with different substances. The nanoparticles we use do not interact with sperm, which makes them an excellent means of delivery," explained the head of the study.

18.11.2013
Other life sciences

A fifty-dollar genome?

The GENIUS system is designed to read DNA fragments with a length of at least 1000 bases with an accuracy of more than 99.7%. The authors estimate the cost of reading the genome using their system at about $ 50.

15.11.2013
Prolonging youth

Old Age 2.0

Brian Kennedy, Director General of the Institute for Anti-Aging Research, told about the cause of aging and whether it can be "canceled" at the lecture "Old Age 2.0".

15.11.2013
Your health

Physical education also helps with depression

Even 150 minutes of exercise or gardening a week reduces the risk of depression. Increasing the amount of physical activity increases the preventive effect.

15.11.2013
Genetic engineering

Gene therapy of heart failure

A preclinical study on a large animal model of heart failure demonstrated the effectiveness of therapy using the SUMO-1 gene.

15.11.2013
Various

Which is stronger: bad genes or good parenting?

After years of research into the brains of psychopathic killers, neuroscientist J. Fallon accidentally discovered that his brain looks exactly like the brains of cold-blooded murderers. And after analyzing his DNA, he found out that he has several genes that are very strongly associated with violent psychopathic behavior.

14.11.2013