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Your health

Debunking myths

Data on the dangers of glutamate could not be confirmed, and WHO included it in the list of safe food additives.

17.11.2021
Healthy skepticism

Selected fakes about covid

Biologist and popularizer of science Alexander Panchin – about the most popular myths about the coronavirus.

17.11.2021
Biomedicine

The cure for paralysis

Continuously moving molecules eliminated the consequences of severe traumatic spinal cord injury in mice in four weeks.

16.11.2021
Genetics

We continue to evolve

Over the past three thousand years, the structure of several hundred genes of Europeans has changed markedly under the influence of natural selection.

16.11.2021
Innovative Russia

The Magnificent Seven

Six of the seven Russian teams participating in the iGEM international genetic engineering competition received medals.

16.11.2021
Biomedicine

Gene therapy in the treatment of HIV

Clinical trials of new approaches to gene therapy may pave the way for a functional cure or long-term remission of HIV.

16.11.2021
Biomedicine

Immunity without antibodies

Clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine generating a T-cell response without the formation of antibodies will be held in Switzerland.

16.11.2021
Other life sciences

Delivery and control

The fiber-optic device increases the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy and monitors the condition of the tumor in real time.

15.11.2021
Theories of aging

Eternal life: tomorrow or never?

Gerontologists Alexander Khokhlov and Valery Novoselov – about why we are aging and whether there are ways to avoid it.

15.11.2021
Other life sciences

Eraser for memory

Japanese scientists have managed to erase memories from the mouse brain. For people – unfortunately or fortunately – this technique is not useful.

15.11.2021
Genetics

Genes of the long-lived perch

Scientists analyzed the genomes of 88 species of sea bass and identified 137 genes that increase life expectancy.

15.11.2021
Genetic engineering

CRISPR instead of bacteriophages

A plasmid with a CRISPR/Cas9 system built into it destroyed 96% of pathogenic strains in the mouse intestine in 2 hours.

15.11.2021
Nanotechnology

Golden Adjuvant

Gold nanoclusters pierce the membranes of bacterial cells, opening access to their cytoplasm to antibiotics.

12.11.2021
Biomedicine

Against complications of diabetes

The experimental drug protected the heart and muscle cells of mice from oxidative damage in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

12.11.2021
Other life sciences

An electrode instead of a Petri dish

Rapid testing of microbes for resistance will allow patients to receive effective treatment earlier and weaken the selection of resistant strains.

12.11.2021
Biomedicine

RNA against prostate cancer

A non-coding RNA molecule suppresses the growth of resistant prostate cancer that does not respond to hormone therapy.

11.11.2021
Other life sciences

Electroceutics against arthritis

The tablet-sized implant sends electrical signals to the vagus nerve and thereby reduces inflammation.

11.11.2021
Your health

Dangerous, but not for everyone

A study on mice has shown that palmitic acid contained in palm oil helps metastasis of oral and skin cancers.

11.11.2021
Genetic engineering

20 facts about GMOs

We hope that they will bring many closer to understanding that GMOs are not scary, and sometimes also delicious.

11.11.2021