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Apple trees won't bloom on Mars

Scientists believe that at the moment the surface of Mars has a detrimental effect on microorganisms. Even liquid water is harmful to cells if it contains perchlorates.

10.07.2017
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A new type of dendritic cells

Their main task is to get infected with the virus, die and spread information about it among other components of immunity.

10.07.2017
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The problem of resistance is getting worse

Currently, only three new drugs for the treatment of gonorrhea are being developed, and there are no guarantees that they will successfully pass clinical trials.

07.07.2017
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I eat what I want and don't get fat

When a mouse cannot smell its food, it may "think" that it has eaten more than it actually has, and this encourages it to expend more energy.

06.07.2017
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Metastases, I can see right through you!

A Japanese team of scientists has developed a new method of tissue processing that allows us to examine cancerous tumors in mice with an accuracy of individual cells.

06.07.2017
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Can atherosclerosis be reversed?

In the course of a new study, scientists have found that "therapeutic" macrophages of type M2 are necessary to reduce atherosclerotic inflammation and "dissolve" plaques.

06.07.2017
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Antiretroviral retrovirus

Antigens of endogenous HERV-K retroviruses, released in an infected T-cell of the immune system, reduce the number and activity of HIV copies produced by it.

03.07.2017
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Argus in Russia

Scientists and doctors from the Scientific and Clinical Center of Otorhinolaryngology of the FMBA of Russia conducted the first operation in the history of Russia to implant a cyberset in the eye of a blind patient.

03.07.2017
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Brain and microflora

It is not yet clear what is the cause and what is the effect; scientists plan to find out whether microbes affect the brain, or the brain – on the species composition of the microflora.

30.06.2017
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Eyes on magnets

Scientists from University College London and Oxford University implanted a magnetic prosthesis into the eye socket of a patient suffering from nystagmus.

27.06.2017
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Hello, brain! The intestines are bothering!

Scientists from Australia and the USA have discovered that special enterochromaffin cells of the intestine send information about the state of this organ to the nervous system.

27.06.2017
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Autoimmune Parkinson's disease

An autoimmune reaction to alpha–synuclein contributes to the development of Parkinson's disease, one of the most common age–related neurodegenerative diseases.

26.06.2017
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In one quadrillionth of a second

Researchers from ITMO have created a femtosecond camera that allows you to shoot everything that happens inside living cells with great speed.

26.06.2017
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Narrow specialization among ribosomes

Some ribosomes may specialize in the synthesis of proteins of a certain group, giving the cell an additional level of control over metabolism.

22.06.2017
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"Exoathlet": tests continue

2 upgraded exoskeletons were delivered to MONICA for training. The first training takes place in the uneven bars, and then patients gradually move on to walking forward.

22.06.2017
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Biosensors (part 4)

Modern biosensors use a variety of technologies, from electrochemical, electromechanical and fluorescent-optical to genetically modified cells.

20.06.2017
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A snapshot of the virus down to the atom

Each pixel in the resulting image occupies only 0.23 nm, which allows you to see individual atoms and groups of molecules on the surface of the virus shell and inside it.

20.06.2017