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Noble robbers do not give up

The founder of the Sci-Hub service: "In a sense, the decision of the American court even pleased me, as it highlights the insanity that is happening in the West."

26.06.2017
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The grapes are green :(

Valery Spiridonov: I don't consider working with Kanavero to be the main project of my life. Anyone who considers my activities worthy of support can help me financially.

23.06.2017
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Will AI replace humans?

There are many fields of activity, many of which we cannot even imagine yet, where artificial intelligence will bring enormous benefits to society.

05.06.2017
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When a patient is a source of income

The average patient in the US last year using an orphan drug spent $136,000 on it, and this cost has increased by 38% since 2010.

31.05.2017
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Are scientists hiding?

The chapter "Why a pseudo-scientist on the screen looks more convincing than a scientist" from the book by Alexander Sokolov, which will soon be published by Alpina non-fiction publishing house.

30.05.2017
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Food in the trash

Every year, about a third of all manufactured food products are thrown away in the world. It is sent to the landfill by manufacturers, large store chains, and buyers.

16.05.2017
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Congress of Gerontologists

The II All-Russian Congress on Gerontology and Geriatrics was held in Moscow on April 27-28. According to the organizers, more than 1,000 people took part in the congress.

10.05.2017
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And let no one leave offended!

The Chan-Zuckerberg initiative will sponsor bioRxiv, a free archive of science preprints, the creators of the service reported from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

28.04.2017
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Older people and programming

When older people have access to programming, it has a number of social consequences that are not limited to computer literacy.

26.04.2017
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Five unpleasant facts about blood cancer

Only we can help each other. Tomorrow you or your loved ones will need help. And therefore, today, please help the wards of the Leukemia Foundation.

25.04.2017
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Artificial intelligence in medicine

We are beginning to understand that our health and quality of life depend on the speed and quality of medical data analysis. And that all this is work for artificial intelligence.

05.04.2017
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Should surrogacy be banned in Russia

Wouldn't it be more productive not to ban, but to strive to reasonably improve the lives of families and children, or at least not to prevent them from solving these issues on their own?

04.04.2017
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Is Metformin the cure for everything?

Information in the media can give the impression that metformin defeats any disease. Unfortunately, this is not quite true and almost every good news is accompanied by a "yes, but".

03.04.2017
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Premier against doping

Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree approving a list of substances and methods (including gene and cellular doping) banned in Russian sports.

30.03.2017
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A tool for creating cellular computers

Until today, experiments with cell programming have mainly been conducted on bacteria. Now the approach of synthetic biology has been extended to mammalian and human cells.

30.03.2017
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Journey to Mars

While some scientists are developing ways to deliver humans to Mars, others are studying the possible dangers that await astronauts and colonists on their way to the goal.

28.03.2017
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Artificial synapses

Scientists from Stanford University have created an organic artificial synapse, the appearance of which takes us one step closer to the appearance of "intelligent" biological computers.

22.03.2017
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Is a person ready to live forever?

The question of readiness for eternal life is not easy, especially due to the fact that no one has yet invented the elixir of immortality. Create it, and perhaps the number of those who want to live forever will increase.

21.03.2017
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Found people with the healthiest blood vessels

An international group of scientists found out that people from the Tsimane tribe living in the jungles of Bolivia have the healthiest vessels among all peoples in old age.

20.03.2017