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500,000 depositors of Biobank

The Biobank of Great Britain has achieved the goal of its creation: half a million volunteers underwent a medical examination, answered questions about their health and lifestyle, and also donated samples of their DNA.

12.07.2010
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First blood from the bioreactor

Blood for transfusion is obtained in a bioreactor from hematopoietic cells isolated from umbilical cord blood. The practical application of the novelty is expected no earlier than 2013.

12.07.2010
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Let's sing our genome!

On July 13, the New London Chamber Choir will perform the musical work "Allele" in the building of the Royal Medical Society, in which excerpts from the genomes of each of the 40 singers will be performed.

12.07.2010
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Longer telomeres – less chance of cancer

Compared with the study participants with the maximum telomere length, those with the shortest telomeres had a 3–fold higher risk of getting cancer, and an 11-fold chance of dying from it within 10 years.

08.07.2010
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Do not leave a fortune-teller (who does not pay taxes) alive

One of the initiators of the bill pointed out that a significant amount of advertising of magicians, psychics and other persons who cause moral and physical harm to citizens is presented in the media. Due to the imperfection of legislation, fraudsters and charlatans act openly and with impunity.

06.07.2010
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Test tube lungs: the first pancake

Scientists transplanted lab-grown lungs to several rats. The organ functioned normally in different individuals from 45 minutes to two hours after transplantation.

25.06.2010
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Inherited breast cancer: Ask Mom

Due to a mutation of the BRCA2 gene, Linda lost her mother to breast cancer at the age of 12, a breast tumor was found in both of her sisters, and then her son complained to his mother that his breasts had become very sensitive...

22.06.2010
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Genomes of ten thousand cores

Decoding the genomes of 10,000 patients with cardiovascular diseases is aimed at identifying the hereditary causes of heart muscle pathology and, possibly, genetic risk factors for the development of other diseases.

22.06.2010
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There will be no state pharmaceutical holding

The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Viktor Khristenko considers it inappropriate to create a state pharmaceutical holding, the idea of which was announced earlier as part of the development of an industry development strategy.

21.06.2010
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Laboratory in underpants

Microscopic carbon sensors on the elastic band of men's underpants determine the pressure, pulse rate and level of physical activity of a person (by the content of hydrogen peroxide and NADH coenzyme on the skin, reflecting the intensity of oxidative reactions in the body).

16.06.2010
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Premature Aging Protein

DDB2 (DNA damage-binding protein 2, "DNA damage-binding protein") is not only involved in DNA repair, but, as it turned out, contributes to the accumulation of reactive oxygen species in cells, which leads to their premature aging.

15.06.2010
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Will mice teach cows to milk cream?

Experiments with transgenic mice that have begun in the USA should help to find out what affects the fat content of milk.

11.06.2010
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Cell therapy is no longer here

According to the Minister of Health, the government decided to close the clinic of the Institute of Cellular Medicine, which did not have permission to conduct cell therapy, because "such treatment is not allowed in any serious country in the world."

04.06.2010
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Disenfranchised embryos

According to the court, the embryos left "superfluous" after in vitro fertilization are not human beings, and their destruction or use for research complies with the norms of biomedical ethics.

31.05.2010
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Breast Cancer Prevention Vaccine

In an experiment on mice, a preventive vaccine against breast cancer demonstrated a pronounced preventive effect. Human trials of the drug are scheduled to begin no later than two years from now.

31.05.2010