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Clones on the conveyor
Due to the fact that up to 50 specialists are engaged in the cloning process at the same time, it is possible to produce a huge number of pig clones – up to 500 animals per year.
28.09.2015- English version
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Cancer cells: find and neutralize!
Researchers from Seoul National University have developed a method of cancer gene therapy by introducing a gene into tumor cells, the protein product of which tracks and destroys cancer cells, increasing the ability of the cell membrane to absorb iodine and its radioactive isotope. To improve the visualization of cancer cells, a reporter gene was also introduced, triggering the synthesis of a fluorescent protein during the expression of a therapeutic gene.
19.06.2008
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Monkeys were taught to mentally control a prosthetic arm
In another experiment to create prosthetics controlled by the "power of thought", monkeys with electrodes implanted in the brain learned to eat with the help of a mechanical hand. In the future, such devices will be able to make life easier for people – paralyzed or amputated.
03.06.2008
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Striped nanoparticles
Gold nanoparticles covered with alternating bands of hydrophobic and hydrophilic synthetic molecules, which mimics the ordered structure of proteins, penetrated through the membrane without harming the cell.
30.05.2008
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Muscles love sweets
Glucose deficiency prevents stem cells from turning into mature muscle cells. This discovery provides new data to specialists studying the effects of calorie restriction on the physiology of the body and aging processes, and may also provide new opportunities for the treatment of muscle atrophy.
15.05.2008
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Cryobank Scandal
According to one of the victims' lawyers, the sperm samples of his clients became unusable as a result of the breakdown of the container in which they were stored.
23.08.2013
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Biotechnologies are sitting
Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation A.Dvorkovich held a visiting meeting of the working group on the development of biotechnologies at the HimRar High Technology Center in Khimki near Moscow.
20.03.2013
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Do you want to give birth to a boy? We need to eat more porridge, especially for breakfast!
56% of the participants in the group with the highest calorie intake had male babies, while for those who adhere to a low-calorie diet, this figure was only 45%. A pronounced correlation was also found between the birth of sons and the consumption of breakfast and a large consumption of grain products.
25.04.2008
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Small molecules against infarction
Scientists at the University of Texas demonstrated for the first time in an animal model the possibility of repairing heart damage using blood stem cells.
23.04.2008
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Biopharmaceutics of the Moscow region
The Severny biopharmaceutical cluster, being created in the Moscow region, will become the basis for the creation of at least 100 small innovative companies that will be able to produce at least 300 import-substituting medicines.
20.02.2012
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Russians over 50 are promised a lot of advantages
Yesterday, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Moscow hosted a presentation of the social project "50 plus", which in the future should bring the living conditions of Russians over 50 closer to Western standards.
29.09.2011
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Happy birthday, fr. Gregor!
Google has posted a festive logo on the main page of its search service in honor of the 189th anniversary of the birth of the famous biologist Gregor Mendel.
20.07.2011
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And submit biotechnology here!
Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of Economic Development to submit a coordination program for the development of biotechnologies no later than mid-May.
01.04.2011
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Fake medicines and dietary supplements: members of the organized criminal group will be judged
The defendants, using a database of citizens who had previously purchased biologically active supplements, called customers' phones and assured citizens that a large monetary compensation was paid for the dietary supplements they bought.
15.07.2010
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Ten thousand genomes
The task of the Genome 10K Project is to create a genomic "zoo" in which a collection of samples of decoded DNA sequences of 10,000 vertebrate species will be collected.
06.11.2009
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"Smart" microcapsules will cure cancer and repair plastic
Microcapsules that break down under the influence of light can be used not only in the development of new methods for the treatment of cancerous tumors.
02.11.2009
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An anti-cancer drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease?
As scientists from Columbia University have shown, one of the anti-cancer drugs related to deacetylase inhibitors improves memory in experimental mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
15.09.2009
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The maniac was found on DNA databases
The police raised 16,000 criminal cases related to sexual crimes and compared DNA samples of suspects with the national data bank, which contains information about the DNA of 6 million people.
09.09.2009
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Will broad-spectrum antibodies help to defeat HIV?
The PG9 and PG16 antibodies bind to one of the most stable structures of the immunodeficiency virus envelope, gp120 glycoprotein, and neutralize more than 75% of HIV strains.
04.09.2009
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How the child will grow up, the DNA and EEG analysis will tell
Of those babies who showed increased activity in the frontal cortex of the left hemisphere at 9 months, carriers of the long allele of the dopamine receptor D4 gene grew calm and obedient. However, the same long allele in combination with increased activity in the right hemisphere gave the opposite effect.
14.07.2009