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The revolutionary situation in Russian biotechnology

On March 17-20, 2015, the VIII Moscow International Congress "Biotechnology: State and Prospects of Development" was held in Moscow with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

26.03.2015
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Awards for Women in Science

This year, the Grand Prix L'Oreal-UNESCO "For Women in Science" was awarded to Carol Robinson, a British chemist from Oxford for research in the field of membrane proteins.

25.03.2015
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Honorary American Scientists

Russian and American scientists – Igor Efimov and Alexander Kabanov – have been elected honorary members of the American Institute of Biomedical Engineering, part of the US National Academy of Sciences.

25.03.2015
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Pharma's cool 2015 program has started

Pharma's cool program presents a series of lectures by more than 30 leading scientists and experts in the field of pharmacy and biomedicine.

24.03.2015
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The anti-vaccination worker lost the bet

German Stefan Lanka, an opponent of vaccinations, was sentenced by a court to pay €100,000 to a doctor who provided him with evidence of the existence of the measles virus. Lanka intends to appeal the decision and threatens the opponent with legal costs exceeding the amount awarded.

17.03.2015
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Take in kind

According to the terms of the settlement agreement, instead of the 44.4 million rubles declared in the lawsuit, the Expert Media Holding will provide the claim as compensation for reputational damage and compensation for losses incurred advertising space in the Expert magazine.

17.03.2015
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Mammoth Genome Researchers Keep Hitting the Wall

The Center for Collective Use "Molecular Paleontology" will be the first and only place in Russia where research will be conducted on the latest equipment using unique technologies to search for living mammoth cells and study the DNA of ancient animals.

16.03.2015
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Is Ebola retreating?

Over the past 13 days, no new cases of Ebola infection have been reported in Liberia. However, the country has not yet been declared free of the virus – for this, 42 days (two incubation periods) must pass from the moment of the last infection.

06.03.2015
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National Biobank in St. Petersburg?

The newly created biobank of St. Petersburg State University begins collecting DNA materials from people suffering from various diseases (from cardiac to neurodegenerative) for further research in the field of biomedicine.

05.03.2015
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Professor Canavero's head

Other surgeons are skeptical about the idea of a head transplant. "I don't think it will ever work: there would be too many problems with this operation," said Harry Goldsmith of the University of California.

26.02.2015
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Outrage in pharmacies

Today, an outrage is happening in the pharmacy chain in the Russian Federation, says Leonid Roshal, a member of the Central Staff of the All-Russian Popular Front, head of the non-profit partnership "National Medical Chamber".

25.02.2015
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DNA analysis accurate to the area

Scientists of the Tomsk Research Institute of Medical Genetics have developed a technology that allows you to calculate a person's place of birth from a sample of his DNA.

16.02.2015
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Ebola Drug proved effective for monkeys

During the study, it was found that the AVI-7537 drug from Sarepta Therapeutics Inc helps 75% of macaques infected with an almost lethal dose of ebolavirus survive.

12.02.2015
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Big Brother is watching you!

Saratov scientists have invented and patented a contactless remote polygraph that evaluates the reliability of information without human contact.

12.02.2015