Too slippery for bacteria
American and British scientists have developed a group of polymer materials on the surface of which bacteria cannot gain a foothold and, accordingly, biofilms are not formed.
14.08.2012American and British scientists have developed a group of polymer materials on the surface of which bacteria cannot gain a foothold and, accordingly, biofilms are not formed.
14.08.2012New data obtained by a group of geneticists from the University of Cambridge cast doubt on the theory of paleohybridization, according to which modern humans at some point could interbreed with Neanderthals.
14.08.2012Roundworms have been found to have "selfish" mitochondrial DNA that causes premature aging of cells. These molecules are a promising model for studying human aging processes at the molecular and cellular level.
14.08.2012The significant reduction in the cost of genome sequencing technology opens up incredible opportunities, but prenatal genetic testing at this stage can do more harm than good.
14.08.2012Even today, many experts secretly say that modern Olympic champions often gain an advantage over competitors thanks to genetic engineering.
14.08.2012President of the International Association for Medical Research in the Field of Aging – about bad sperm, recommendations for pregnant women and for those wishing to conceive, as well as about 100-year-old people and childbirth at the age of 40.
14.08.2012The installation of "cyber-eyes", created using a combination of gene therapy and electronics, returned vision to blind mice.
14.08.2012DARPA has allocated a grant to develop 10 models of various organs-on-a-chip and combine them into a model of the human body with the most accurate representation of biochemical and physiological features.
14.08.2012A conversation with the famous biologist Stephen James O'Brien, scientific director of the Center for Genomic Bioinformatics. Dobzhansky at St. Petersburg State University.
14.08.2012In Germany, the largest medical scandal in recent times is breaking out – for many years doctors have been falsifying patient data in order to circumvent the rules of organ transplantation.
14.08.2012Well-known world scientists told the MK columnist about new achievements of cell therapy during the international symposium "Topical issues of gene and cell technologies" held in the capital.
13.08.2012An antibody active against all types of influenza virus has been found. It attacks an element common to all strains, forbidding the key protein of the virus to change shape and thus blocking the penetration of infection into cells.
13.08.2012The All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion presented data on how Russians take care of their health and on whom or what people's poor health depends.
13.08.2012The pioneer of stem cell research Shinya Yamanaka intends to create a bank with dozens of lines of induced pluripotent stem cells. As a result, Japan will be able to become the foremost biomedical research leader for the first time.
13.08.2012The Analytical Center of Yuri Levada (Levada Center) conducted a sociological study of how long Russian citizens would like to live.
13.08.2012References to the article “Preventing overdiagnosis: how to stop harming the healthy".
13.07.2012Overdiagnosis is not only a serious threat to human health. The resources spent on unnecessary medications and medical procedures can be much more usefully used for the treatment and prevention of real diseases.
13.07.2012Many elderly patients do not carefully read the warning labels on the packaging of medicines that are critical for their safe and effective use.
13.07.2012The results of the study suggest the possibility of creating a new strategy for the treatment of cancer and immune disorders and describe the previously unknown role of microRNA molecules.
13.07.2012Replacing one nucleotide in the ARP gene reduces the likelihood of Alzheimer's disease by 7.5 times. And the first signs of beta-amyloid accumulation are found in the cerebrospinal fluid 25 years before the onset of the disease. Perhaps the failures with the development of anti-Alzheimer's drugs are explained by the belated start of their trials.
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