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$25,000,000 for stem cells

The Eli and Edith Broad Foundation has donated $25 million to the University of California, San Francisco to create a new stem cell research center.

19.12.2008
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Nanotubes detect carcinogens in living cells

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed nanosensors that allow detecting single molecules of substances that damage DNA in living cells.

18.12.2008
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Gene activity glows in the eyes

In genetically modified fruit flies, the gene of interest to researchers is linked to the fluorescent protein gene so that they are expressed simultaneously and in equal amounts. This allows you to observe the work of genes in real time and on a freely moving animal.

17.12.2008
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Paper biochips

A prototype of a laboratory microchip for biological and medical research, in the manufacture of which pressed paper is used instead of complex and expensive microswitches and pumps, costs only three cents.

17.12.2008
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Lost memory, but unforgettable

Henri Molaison, the patient, largely thanks to whom science has established the brain structures responsible for memorization and learning, has died at the age of 82.

17.12.2008
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The "supermuscles" gene

The FHL1 gene is an excellent tool for gene therapy of acquired myodystrophy, but with congenital ones, when defects of other genes, such as dystrophin, are at the heart of muscle failure, the suitability of FHL1 remains to be determined.

16.12.2008
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Bones for injection

Injectable bones represent the first complete delivery system of stem cells, chemical solution and growth hormone to create a material capable of replacing natural bones

16.12.2008
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10 main scientific events of 2008

In third place, after the Large Hadron Collider and the Phoenix rover, is the world's first artificial chromosome, created by American geneticist Craig Venter and his colleagues.

16.12.2008
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Computer games - a cure for insanity

At the end of the experiment, it turned out that elderly people who regularly played a strategic computer game switched from one task to another much better and faster and operated with data and stored information in memory. The logical thinking skills of the "players" were also higher.

15.12.2008
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Drug advertising: side effects are inevitable

The British Consumer Protection Organization does not approve of the EU's permission for pharmaceutical companies to "provide consumers with information" about certain medicines.

12.12.2008
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Monoclonal antibodies against AIDS

The experimental method of AIDS treatment was successfully tested on macaques. The developers hope to start testing the new method on humans next year.

12.12.2008
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See thoughts

The people who participated in the experiment were shown a black-and-white image of geometric shapes and words. Then the information obtained by scanning the activity of the brain department that is responsible for vision was analyzed by a computer and displayed the resulting image on the screen.

11.12.2008
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"Hospital" on a chip can increase survival on the battlefield

The implanted "intelligent first aid kit" will analyze the composition of biological fluids, and in case of changes characteristic of typical wounds (trauma, shock, brain damage or contusion), it will automatically inject the appropriate medication.

11.12.2008
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Smart Shirts

From cotton fabric with electrically conductive nanotubes, it will be possible not only to sew shirts of exotic models with small lights or gloves for controlling touch screens, but also to use "nano-clothing" to detect allergens in the air or blood on the material itself.

11.12.2008
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Alzheimer's disease and herpes: the tasks are clear...

Taking into account the new data, the authors suggested that drugs used to treat herpes can also prevent the development of dementia in Alzheimer's disease. A possible alternative to fighting this disease may be vaccination against the herpes virus.

09.12.2008