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Four Dolly slices

Three and a half years ago in the UK, as a result of cloning, four copies of the famous Dolly sheep were born.

01.12.2010
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Every joint is a step towards cancer

Activation of cannabinoid receptors suppresses the activity of the immune system, increasing the body's susceptibility to infections and certain types of cancer.

29.11.2010
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Bearded mamo, or 30 years later

A guy from Kansas, who grew up in an orphanage and with foster parents, decided to find his mom. And found it... it is not recommended for the faint of heart to read!

25.11.2010
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Innovators, be simpler!

Amendments to the Tax Code allow all innovative small enterprises to use a simplified taxation system, stimulating the creation of such enterprises by budgetary scientific and educational institutions.

25.11.2010
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Embryonic stem cells will cure macular degeneration

Patients with one of the varieties of macular degeneration, Stargardt's disease, will become the second group in the world to receive stem cells from embryos left over from in vitro fertilization.

22.11.2010
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Patch – an indicator of infection

When a wound is infected and suppuration develops, the indicator in the material from which the patch is made reacts to a change in pH, turning from yellow to purple.

18.11.2010
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To the zemstvo doctor – a social package .

2,200 villagers offer the doctor free bread from the local bakery, meat from the store, flowers from the florist, hairdresser services, a hotel room and even a sausage festival, where the Herr doctor will be the guest of honor.

15.11.2010
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A nanoplast instead of an injection

Soon, Russia will begin production of plasters for transdermal delivery of medicines packaged in micro- and nanoscale micelles, many of which are currently available only in the form of injections.

12.11.2010
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There is a loophole in the ban on patenting genes

Genetically modified organisms and gene therapy methods remain under patent protection. And the ban on patenting natural genes can be circumvented by adding any additional information to them.

02.11.2010
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Clinical trials of iPS cells – in no more than 10 years?

Professor Shinya Yamanaka, who was the first to create induced pluripotent stem cells, plans to conduct clinical studies in the next 10 years to transplant healthy cells of various organs grown from iPS cells to humans.

05.10.2010
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Berlusconi's good intentions

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi intends to fund research to increase life expectancy to 120 years.

13.09.2010
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Another national genome

Since scientists have learned to quickly and relatively inexpensively determine genome-wide sequences, several "national genomes" have been deciphered.

09.09.2010