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Cellular technologies

Biohybrid fish

The synthetic "fish" has one layer of cardiomyocytes on each side of the caudal fin.

14.02.2022

Cellular technologies

Sugar Label

Stem cells can be tracked without chemical and genetic labeling using a glucose isomer.

11.02.2022

Genetic engineering

Protection against beta-amyloid

Overexpression of just one gene in microglia cells caused them to actively destroy this dangerous protein.

11.02.2022

Genetic engineering

Success, albeit modest

Gene therapy has helped children with hereditary Tay—Sachs disease to get rid of seizures.

11.02.2022

Other life sciences

In time with the breath

A pacemaker that modulates the heart rate in accordance with breathing increased cardiac output by 20% compared to the standard one.

11.02.2022

Other life sciences

Iron nerves

Implantation of electrodes into the spinal cord allowed the paralyzed to stand, walk, swim, ride a bicycle and even have children.

11.02.2022

Cellular technologies

Coronavirus in vitro

Respiratory tract organoids will allow you to study the mechanisms of infection and select antiviral drugs.

10.02.2022

Genetic engineering

Without electrodes

The neurons of genetically modified mice were activated by ultrasound.

10.02.2022

Prolonging youth

Prospects for rejuvenation

As Nasruddin said, in twenty years one of the three will surely die - either the emir, or the donkey, or me.

10.02.2022

Innovative Russia

Reflections on Russian Science

By the volume of relative expenditures on science (1.1% of GDP) Russia is ranked 34th in the world. The rest of this treatise can not be read.

10.02.2022

Genetics

A useful skin disease

The mutation that causes "fish scale disease" in humans protected Steller cows from the cold during the ice Age.

10.02.2022

Nanotechnology

Check in five minutes

A rapid respiratory test for COVID can be used for mass screening in public places.

09.02.2022

Genetic engineering

Mitochondrial gene therapy

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have demonstrated the work of innovative mitochondrial genome editing technology in live mice.

09.02.2022

Genetics

DNA in criminology

The DNA "sketch" technique is, at least now, unreliable. But many crimes are solved with the help of genetic data banks.

09.02.2022

Other life sciences

Prospects of xenotransplantation

They can be characterized by the old saying: "She's literally around the corner. The problem is that it's a very, very, very far corner."

09.02.2022

Biomedicine

Vaccination: how it works

How the first vaccine was created and what will happen if mandatory vaccination against deadly diseases is abolished.

09.02.2022

Genetic engineering

Legacy Errors

When editing embryos, CRISPR-Cas9 can generate unexpected mutations that are inherited by offspring.

08.02.2022

Other life sciences

This is not an opera

Microfluidic CARMEN identifies 21 respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, other coronaviruses and influenza A and B viruses.

08.02.2022

Other life sciences

Stimulant for paralytics

Computer-controlled electrical stimulation allowed the men to walk, rowing, swimming and cycling.

08.02.2022

Biomedicine

Like flies in jam

Blocking the prostate-specific antigen in human ejaculate samples helped to leave the sperm in a thick gel state.

08.02.2022