Almost immortal clones
The aspen-shaped poplar lives for about two hundred years, but the clones growing from its roots (in fact, the same tree) are almost immortal. One such "tree" has been living for either 80 or 800 thousand years.
23.08.2010The aspen-shaped poplar lives for about two hundred years, but the clones growing from its roots (in fact, the same tree) are almost immortal. One such "tree" has been living for either 80 or 800 thousand years.
23.08.2010An imperceptible, but increased content of methylamine in the exhaled air compared to the norm indicates kidney and liver diseases, ammonia can be a sign of kidney failure, a high level of acetone indicates diabetes, and the concentration of nitric oxide can be used to diagnose asthma.
21.02.2008The bionic fingers of the ProDigits prosthesis are capable of performing subtle, precise and diverse movements that maximally reproduce the functions of the fingers of the human hand.
09.12.2009Internet portal takzdorovo.ru It was opened as part of the Program for the Formation of a healthy lifestyle that started in 2009.
03.12.2009The protein integrin-alpha-4-beta-7 (integrin alpha 4 beta 7), involved in attracting immune cells of T-lymphocytes into the intestine, is an important target for the human immunodeficiency virus entering the body at the first stages of the disease.
14.02.2008"The slogan of our salon should be: investment – in innovation, innovation – in investment," said the Mayor of Moscow at the opening ceremony of the salon of innovation and investment.
27.08.2009The heart tissue sample obtained by biopsy is grown for about a month so that the number of stem cells reaches 10-25 million. After that, the resulting stem cells are again delivered to the heart through a catheter.
03.07.2009These cells were found for the first time in the tissue of a recently transplanted and, accordingly, actively regenerating donor liver. For 30-50 thousand hepatocytes, there are only 2-4 cells in it, expressing in large numbers all known stem cell marker proteins, such as Stat3, Oct4, Nanog, ELF and the TGF-beta receptor.
12.02.2008A good substitute for a low-calorie diet has been found, contributing to an increase in life expectancy in the simplest organisms. Yeast cells grown on a glycerin diet live twice as long as yeast grown in a conventional low-calorie environment. In addition, such yeast is more resistant to damaging environmental factors.
12.05.2009The purpose of the new bill is to prevent possible abuse of modern methods of genetic research.
27.04.2009Sequencing one human genome with this technique using a single tunneling microscope will take several months, and the tunneling microscope itself is not a cheap thing; there are many other technical difficulties. However, the problems facing the first chemical sequencers were even more complicated.
23.03.2009British scientists are launching a project to create universal donor blood from embryonic stem cells – it can be produced in unlimited quantities. As experts hope, the first transfusion can be carried out in three years.
23.03.2009The authors of the new technique hope that the combination of in vitro fertilization and cell surgery will allow many couples to avoid having children with mitochondrial pathologies or the need to raise a child conceived with the help of a donor egg.
06.02.2008According to the Minister of Health, genome sequencing will provide all newborns with "the best start in life."
08.11.2019By the end of the second year of observation, the weight loss in the groups of participants who were on four different diets was almost the same – about 3-4 kg. At the same time, from 14% to 15% of the participants lost at least 10% of their body weight (10-12 kg).
26.02.2009A new tuberculosis vaccine for adults is at the stage of clinical trials and may appear as early as 2019.
22.03.2019WHO strongly recommends that all countries of the world adopt effective national cancer control programs and use the resources available for these purposes not only for treatment, but also for preventive measures.
04.02.2009As the popularity of dietary supplements increases, the number of potentially dangerous products or products with unproven effectiveness also increases.
20.02.2019In patients with the mutated PIK3CA gene who regularly took aspirin, the chances of five-year survival increased from 25 to 78%
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