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Prolonging youth

To prolong youth, train your brain

If the brain is not exercised, it will atrophy in the same way as unclaimed muscles. How to properly "pump up" intelligence?

17.09.2009
Other life sciences

Table tennis in a Petri dish

In an optoelectric "cup", single cells can be easily separated and grouped together and the movement of each of them can be controlled separately.

17.09.2009
Note to the businessman

Biotechnology a la francaise

France, being at the forefront of European countries in the field of biotechnology, has all the advantages to convince small and medium-sized enterprises engaged in biotechnology to make a choice towards their location on its territory.

17.09.2009
Note to the businessman

There is also a venture fund in Kuban – look through the microscope!

The shareholders of the project are a venture fund established by the regional administration and private investors. Priority areas are biotechnologies, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, new materials, nanotechnology, alternative energy, energy engineering, IT technologies.

16.09.2009
Genetics

History of genomics. Part 2: DNA technologies

The improvement of sequencing technologies and even more so DNA adjustments will give rise to new social, ethical and philosophical problems. The development of DNA technologies is inevitable, and someday they will become available (if not mandatory) for everyone.

16.09.2009
Cellular technologies

Is the brain out of order? Inhale the stem cells!

Stem cells can be used to treat Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, to restore brain functions after a stroke. Perhaps someday the delivery of stem cells to the brain using nasal spray will become the norm.

16.09.2009
Note to the businessman

Pharmaceutical business and science

Journalists were impressed not so much by the hypothetically miraculous properties of the advertised drug, as by the emotional and patriotic history of the development of science in a commercial firm.

15.09.2009
Prolonging youth

In search of a cure for old age

Currently, there is no effective "cure for aging". And I really want to live for a long time.

14.09.2009
Innovative Russia

Science in Russia: Chudakov's Dreams

A young scientist Dmitry Chudakov, head of the group of molecular instruments for immunology and neurobiology of the IBH RAS, talks about how to effectively organize scientific research in our country.

14.09.2009
Exhibitions and conferences

School-seminar "Nanobiotechnology"

Areas of work: fundamental and applied aspects of nanobiotechnology; nanopharmacology, nanomedicine, nanodiagnostics and nanoimplantology; nanobiotechnology in agriculture.

14.09.2009
Biotechnologies - into life

Binnopharm to open pharmaceutical plant

The main strategy of Binnopharm CJSC is to produce drugs that replace imported medicines that will not be inferior to foreign analogues in quality and at the same time differ favorably in price.

14.09.2009
Biotechnologies - into life

Express tests: self-diagnosis

On pharmacy shelves you can find a lot of rapid tests for pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, blood glucose, cholesterol levels, myocardial infarction… How do they work and can they be trusted?

14.09.2009
Healthy skepticism

Stem cells go to IPO: diagnosis is clear, prognosis is not

"Of course you will live. People live with Putin and Medvedev," the oncologist surgeon comforted the cancer patient. Let's see if the Human Stem Cell Institute can live happily ever after with such a diagnosis.

14.09.2009
Cellular technologies

The stem cell scandal

The leadership of CellCyte, trying to "skim the cream" from the hype around stem cells, in various ways created the false impression that the company was about to start clinical trials. Now CellCyte shares are worth less than 5 cents.

11.09.2009
Biotechnologies - into life

Acta Naturae – "Chronicles of Nature"? "Nature notes"?

Asta Naturae, a new domestic journal about research in the field of living systems and biotechnologies, plans to become a leader among scientific journals for a professional audience.

09.09.2009
Grants and competitions

Grants for biologists, physicians and chemists

The program is open to biologists, chemists, physicians, as well as students of specific interdisciplinary studios (biochemistry, bioinformatics, etc.) who graduated with honors no later than two years before applying.

09.09.2009
Grants and competitions

President's Awards for Young Innovators

The Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Science, Technology and Education begins accepting documents for the award of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of science and innovation for young scientists for 2009.

09.09.2009