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Other life sciences

Cancer cells survive by self-eating

As previously thought, autophagy – the process of "self–digestion" of cells - plays an important role in protecting the body from the development of cancer, but sometimes cancer cells use autophagy to survive in conditions of lack of resources.

12.10.2010
Genetic engineering

Mitochondrial genome from a test tube

Researchers from the Craig Venter Institute were able to synthesize a mouse mitochondrial genome with a length of about 16,300 nucleotides "in vitro" in one step.

12.10.2010
Exhibitions and conferences

Molecular Diagnostics – 2010

On November 24-26, 2010, the VII All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with international participation "Molecular Diagnostics – 2010" will be held in Moscow.

11.10.2010
Innovative Russia

Global Innovation Partnership

The International Forum "Global Innovation Partnership" opens in Moscow. A delegation of California businessmen and investors will visit Moscow and Kazan.

11.10.2010
Nanotechnology

Another subcutaneous glucose indicator

Researchers from the University of Tokyo group have developed long-lasting fluorescent biologically compatible microbuses that can continuously determine blood glucose and do not require external power sources.

11.10.2010
Cellular technologies

Adults, ageless

The creation of adult stem cell lines that do not age in culture overcomes a serious obstacle to regenerative medicine: the complexity of growing adult stem cells for clinical use.

07.10.2010
Healthy skepticism

Rejuvenation

Sensational discovery: you can rejuvenate and at the same time earn a lot of money! Or rather, on the contrary – to earn a lot of money, and at the same time to get younger!

07.10.2010
Various

Palladium Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in 2010 for the development of palladium catalysis techniques that allow for the precise "stitching" of carbon atoms and the sitesing of substances approaching in their structure and properties to natural molecules.

07.10.2010
Other life sciences

Allergy to cancer

Scientists have deduced an amazing pattern: allergy sufferers rarely join the ranks of cancer patients. Is it a simple coincidence, or do the two ailments have much more in common than was commonly believed?

06.10.2010
Prolonging youth

A means to prolong life: only three amino acids

The life expectancy of mice taking the essential amino acids leucine, isoleucine and valine was 12% longer than the average. Such an addition to the diet can have a positive effect on people's life expectancy.

06.10.2010
New in Gerontology

Telomeres, histones and aging. And maybe rejuvenation…

The discovery of the connection between the shortening of telomeres and a decrease in the number of histones in the nucleus of cells as they age can be used to develop new methods of rejuvenation of an aging organism.

05.10.2010
Healthy skepticism

Russian scientists! Fight for the Nobel Prize!

The announcement of the Nobel laureates is now in full swing. The presentation of the IgNobelPrize, which in the Russian version is more often referred to as the "Nobel Prize", which took place the day before at Harvard, was also not ignored.

05.10.2010
Other life sciences

Nobel 2010: In vitro fertilization

The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine was awarded to Briton Robert Edwards for his work on in vitro fertilization (IVF)

05.10.2010
Innovative Russia

Biocluster start-up

How do the prospects for the appearance of a biocluster in St. Petersburg relate to its potential participants, as well as companies that have already entered the existing pharmaceutical cluster?

30.09.2010
Prolonging youth

Telomerase activator tested on humans

A group of independent scientists summed up the results of the study of the effect of telomerase activator TA-65 on the health of elderly people. The drug had the greatest rejuvenating effect on the immune system of the subjects.

17.09.2010
Prolonging youth

"Elixir of youth": explanations of a specialist

His son, Maxim Skulachev, one of the leaders of the largest biological project in Russia, told about whether Russian scientist Vladimir Skulachev really developed the "elixir of youth".

16.09.2010
Innovative Russia

I love huge innovation plans!

The 152-page Yaroslavl Plan provides an overview of the innovative experience of five countries, an analysis of the state of affairs and 15 recommendations for the development of innovations in Russia, plus 20 warnings made on the basis of other people's mistakes.

16.09.2010
Other life sciences

The death switch?

According to the researchers, the results of their work can lead to the creation of drugs that protect human organs from apoptosis – cellular "suicide".

15.09.2010
Other life sciences

Young old mice

Biologists from the USA and Singapore have modeled progeria on mice, a disease whose symptoms resemble signs of aging that appear much earlier than usual.

15.09.2010