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Genetic engineering

CRISPR/Cas against HIV infection

At the end of 2021, doctors will evaluate the effectiveness of different dosages of the drug based on CRISPR/Cas on three groups of HIV-infected volunteers.

17.09.2021
Biomedicine

Virus against metastases

Nanoparticles created from the cowpea mosaic virus prevent the development of metastases in breast tumors and melanoma.

17.09.2021
Genetic engineering

Vaccines in the garden

Scientists at the University of California at Riverside intend to turn edible plants into factories for the production of mRNA vaccines.

17.09.2021
Cellular technologies

Pancreatic organoids

A hydrogel simulating the intercellular environment allowed to grow an organoid model of pancreatic cancer.

16.09.2021
Other life sciences

Bioengineered kidney

American scientists have successfully tested a prototype of an implantable artificial kidney that does not require immunosuppressants or anticoagulants.

16.09.2021
Other life sciences

Herpes and dementia: new data

Scientists have revealed new details about the mechanism linking the virus with the irreversible death of neurons.

16.09.2021
Other life sciences

Keep your lungs warm

Canadian transplant specialists suggested storing donor lungs at a temperature of 10 °C, rather than according to the standard protocol at 4 degrees.

16.09.2021
Prolonging youth

The old people were rejuvenated

It is important that scientists acted on the body of nematodes at the very end of their life, when a significant part of the population has already died.

15.09.2021
Genetic engineering

Proteins and longevity

Reducing natural errors in protein synthesis improves health and increases life expectancy.

15.09.2021
Other life sciences

Oxygen against Alzheimer's

Hyperbaric oxygenation can be used in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease or at the first signs of memory impairment.

15.09.2021
Genetic engineering

New vector

A new gene delivery vehicle or CRISPR-Cas9 system can make gene therapy for muscle diseases safer and more effective.

14.09.2021
Other life sciences

Implant with shape memory

The new polymer composite based on polylactide takes the old form at 45 ° C, which is acceptable for short-term exposure.

14.09.2021
Various

Mass screening

A large-scale study of a blood test for 50 types of cancer is being launched in the UK with the participation of 140 thousand volunteers from 50 to 77 years old.

14.09.2021
Controversial

How does obesity begin?

The authors of the new study claim that the causes of obesity are not related to the amount of food consumed, but to its composition.

14.09.2021
Other life sciences

A tumor identical to a natural one

The SpheroidPicker robotic system uses artificial intelligence to create spheroids of a given size from cancer cells.

13.09.2021
Cloning

Camels from a test tube

For cloning a "beautiful" camel, rich clients are willing to pay from 200 to 400 thousand dirhams (from 4 to 8 million rubles).

13.09.2021
Prolonging youth

Plans for old age

Classics of gerontology and Nobel laureates will solve the problem: how to turn back the age of individual cells without harming the health of their host.

13.09.2021
Genetics

Telomerase Controller

One of the sequences of "junk" DNA actually has a certain function – it enhances the activity of the telomerase gene.

13.09.2021