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By consent

Organ transplantation after the death of a donor should be carried out only with the prior permission of the deceased – this is the opinion of 64% of Russian residents.

29.09.2016
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BioCity Technopark

The new science park in the Skolkovo Innovation Center will give Russian biotechnological developments access to European and global markets.

23.09.2016
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Homozygous "red" gene is also dangerous

The presence of only one variant of the gene that determines red hair color in brunettes and brown-haired men, which does not manifest itself in the phenotype, significantly increases the chances of developing skin cancer.

13.07.2016
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Ageless mushrooms

Champignons that do not darken in the air may become the first food product obtained using CRISPR/Cas9 technology.

18.04.2016
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Up to the virus

The technology developed at the IFP SB RAS is based on a quartz resonator, which is used as a sensor. Its sensitivity allows you to register the smallest particles and even single viruses.

17.03.2016
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Prostate Cancer Vaccine

Clinical trials of a prostate cancer vaccine have begun in Oxford. The vaccine has already been administered to four volunteers, and the organizers continue to recruit participants.

03.03.2016
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Diagnosis of cancer by platelet RNA

Analysis of the RNA contained in blood platelets will help to accurately diagnose cancer. The new method is able not only to detect a tumor, but also to determine exactly where it is in the body.

13.11.2015
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Once again about the old recipe for prolonging life

Reducing the caloric content of the human diet by 300-500 kilocalories per day reduces the synthesis of triiodothyronine, which leads to a slowdown in metabolism and, accordingly, tissue aging.

09.07.2008
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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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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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The first injectable anti-obesity drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Novo Nordisk's antidiabetic drug liraglutide as a treatment for obesity.

24.12.2014
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Brain helps fight Cancer

Beta-endorphin-producing neurons not only improve a person's morale, but also play a role in regulating stress reactions and immune functions that provide control over the formation and progression of tumors.

10.06.2008
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Biomedicine at the Open Innovations Forum

One of the most notable features of the international forum "Open Innovations" held in the capital was the expansion of its scientific program through the discussion of biomedicine projects.

05.11.2013
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Vote, don't vote – you'll still get... GMO

California voters rejected "Proposition 37" on mandatory labeling of genetically modified (GM) food, or food produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), in the state.

09.11.2012
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My Neanderthal great-great-great-grandmother

The results of the new work confirm the previously obtained data: on average, the X chromosome of modern people of non-African origin contains about 9% of Neanderthal DNA.

19.07.2011
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Glioblastoma genome

Decoding the genome of glioblastoma cells will allow scientists to clarify the causes of this disease and develop new methods of drug action on the tumor.

29.01.2010