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Risky tan

Illegal online pharmacies and some beauty salons sell melanotan as a means of causing an artificial tan. At the same time, neither the composition nor the origin of these drugs, nor their possible side effects are unknown.

19.11.2008
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A DNA database is being created in Russia

Last year, more than 21,600 DNA studies were conducted in the laboratories of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After the entry into force of the law, the number of examinations will increase by 18 times. It is expected that the development of the DNA examination method will significantly increase the detection of crimes.

19.11.2008
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Pfizer will deal with stem cells

The company plans to allocate $100 million over the next 5 years. USA for research in the field of stem cell research. This Pfizer project will employ about 70 researchers who will focus on the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer.

18.11.2008
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Vindictive T-lymphocytes

The authors of the study justified the safety of using T-cell vaccines, potentially capable of displacing other memory cells.

13.11.2008
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You need to sleep in moderation

Sleep duration of less than 7.5 hours increases the risk of heart attack and stroke by 27%. Those who sleep five hours or less have a 70% increased risk of death in principle, and the risk of dying from heart problems doubles. But sleeping more than eight hours is also very harmful: the chances of dying double.

12.11.2008
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Bioengineers sewed backpacks for lymphocytes

Chemotherapy with drugs delivered by lymphocytes to the affected area will help reduce the side effects of treatment. Lymphocytes loaded with "backpacks" with a contrast agent will also help in the visualization of tumor-affected areas.

11.11.2008
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Hair to hair

A new computer program will help doctors and cosmetologists when checking drugs for the treatment of baldness or, conversely, the effectiveness of epilation, accurately counting the number of hairs on the head and body of a person.

07.11.2008
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The brain in a test tube

3,000 embryonic stem cells self-organized into a sphere of four types of nerve cells united in four layers, similar in many respects to the cerebral cortex of a 7-8-week-old embryo.

07.11.2008
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YaDonor.ru

Internet portal YaDonor.ru it is designed as a single platform where information about the state of the Blood Service and donation in the country is accumulated.

06.11.2008
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Defrost and unclose

From the successful cloning of frozen mice in an experiment by Japanese scientists to the "Jurassic Park" – a distance of enormous size.

05.11.2008