Articles

Found results: 16309

Other life sciences

On the way to the chemical computer

Biologists and chemists with the help of a set of special structured instructions will soon be able to program the processes taking place in test tubes or living cells, in which synthetic DNA molecules take part.

02.10.2013
Genetics

Why does a person get sick?

Scientists from Chicago have processed 110 million case histories in search of a link between monogenic diseases caused by known mutations and diseases whose exact causes are unknown.

02.10.2013
Cellular technologies

And maybe your own neurons…

Scientists have come close to the possibility of growing neurons in the laboratory, obtained from small biopsy samples that can be reintegrated into the brains of patients for the treatment of a wide range of neurological diseases.

02.10.2013
Note to the businessman

How Two Doctors earned more than $1 billion on Mutations

The creators of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals use mutations in the genes of the human body to develop pharmaceuticals. As a result, Schleifer is about to become a billionaire, and Yankopoulos' fortune is estimated at $ 400 million.

02.10.2013
Other life sciences

Disarm the tumor

Polish scientists have found out how to "trick" brain tumor cells and turn a malignant glioma into a benign tumor, the growth of which can already be suppressed by the body's immune system.

01.10.2013
Genetics

Cancer genome: from private to general

In addition to individual mutations, certain types of cancer have common mutations found in most tumors, and now scientists know how these common mutations should look.

01.10.2013
Nanotechnology

American engineers have invented flexible ceramics

Flexible ceramic micro-columns can be very useful for biomedical nano- and micro-devices. In particular, ceramics with shape memory can be indispensable for the manufacture of micro drives.

30.09.2013
Other life sciences

How to Defeat Antibiotic resistance

A new method of combating the formation of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is based on the study of how the resistance of microorganisms to one substance affects the sensitivity to others.

30.09.2013
Genetics

Compulsion to commit suicide

Mitochondrial protein can become a target of drugs that induce apoptosis of cancer cells.

30.09.2013
Nanotechnology

Nanoparticles increase the effectiveness of vaccines

Encapsulation inside hardened lipid nanoparticles increases the effectiveness of vaccines designed to form immunity against diseases that enter the body through the mucous membranes.

30.09.2013
Genetic engineering

The magic word for bacteria

A rare genetic word-a triplet at the beginning of mRNA delays the movement of ribosomes, so that later they accelerate more slowly and do not collide with each other during protein production, which significantly accelerates the synthesis of the necessary molecules.

30.09.2013
Other life sciences

Be careful on the track!

The Australian company Emotiv has developed a traffic safety system that, with the help of a neural headset and head position sensors, automatically slows down the car when signs of driver inattention are detected.

27.09.2013
Various

Eurasian Congress "Stem Cell Transplantation"

The congress in Minsk, attended by almost 300 leading specialists from more than 20 countries, is timed to the 20th anniversary of the first bone marrow transplantation in Belarus.

27.09.2013
Other life sciences

Bionic cross-country leg

It is possible to achieve greater accuracy in the control of the prosthesis if you reconnect the nerves from the missing muscles to those that remain.

27.09.2013
Other life sciences

Siberia and America – together against cancer

International and interdisciplinary cooperation involving information technologies gives hope that humanity will receive not only reliable means of treatment and diagnosis, but also unravel the nature of cancer.

26.09.2013