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DNA constructor: assembling a dodecahedron

"Metabo-lung" instead of guinea pigs

Researchers from Cardiff University have integrated human liver and lung cells and created a "metabo-lung" – a living tissue suitable for assessing the toxicity of drugs.

Sperm donor is not a dusty and highly paid job

The three-fold increase in compensation is aimed at supporting egg and sperm donation and increasing the number of donors.

You will answer for cloning a person!

Human cloning is punishable by imprisonment for up to three years... The same act committed by a group of persons, or by a group of persons by prior agreement, or by an organized group, or repeatedly...

Innovation? Thank you, no need!

The main problem of implementing innovation policy is that there is no demand for innovation in Russia. The Chairman of the Council of Rectors of Universities of St. Petersburg proposes to solve the problem by developing another dead Program:(

Pork Beta cells against diabetes

A method of diabetes treatment has been registered in Russia by transplanting porcine beta cells of the pancreas that produce insulin. Until now, therapeutic techniques using animal tissues have not been registered in the world.

Another national genome

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

Jokes of genes: the white daughter of black parents

In the UK, a black couple had a white, blue-eyed child. Doctors believe that genes played a joke with parents.

A roll-up made of human skin :)

Transgenic tobacco has been created, which, along with its plant proteins, synthesizes human collagen.

Do not engage in genetic self-testing!

According to experts, with the modern development of genetic diagnostics, the results of genetic testing will not be accurate enough and may be misinterpreted by the buyer.

The Bushmen genome is a treasure trove for pharmacogenomics

Perhaps the knowledge about the genome of the most resilient and resilient people in the world can be used in pharmacogenomics – to create medicines whose effectiveness depends on the genetics of the organism.

Thick ones dry longer

Among overweight elderly people (who, however, did not reach the diagnosis of "obesity") the mortality rate over the 10 years of the study was 13% lower than among their peers who watch their figure.

Russian genome: fast and cheap

The work on decoding the Russian genome took six months and cost less than similar projects carried out earlier abroad.

Shock wave – on erectile dysfunction

Shockwave therapy is not a panacea in the case of erectile dysfunction, which can be caused by other factors besides circulatory disorders.

Atherosclerosis and diabetes – payment for resistance to cold?

The fight against aging is a large—scale task and is beyond the power of any one scientific group. In terms of complexity, it is comparable to S.P. Korolev's project to launch the first satellite or the "world project" to decode the human genome. Hundreds of laboratories, including the US National Institute of Aging, are struggling to solve this problem in the world. To date, there are more than 300 scientific theories of aging.

Complete epigenome

At the next stage, the researchers plan to study the influence of the epigenetic structure of DNA on cell development and the formation of a number of diseases, as well as to evaluate changes in the epigenome during aging and under the influence of environmental factors.

Advertising of medical services on the Internet: further growth is expected

The crisis forced medical clinics to use online advertising as an active way to attract customers.

More contagious, but not more dangerous

A new coronavirus mutation discovered in Britain may be more contagious, but it does not pose a greater danger than other strains.

A new record

Previously, the oldest woman who became a mother with IVF was another Indian woman who gave birth to twins in the summer of 2008 at the age of 70.

Biotech will coordinate

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the establishment of a coordinating council for the development of biotechnologies