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For counterfeiting medicines – from three to twelve

The State Duma has passed a law according to which up to 12 years in prison are threatened for the sale of counterfeit medicines. If the bill is approved by the Federation Council and signed by the President, it will enter into force on January 23, 2015.

23.12.2014
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"Acidic" stem cells: another fiasco

Attempts to repeat sensational experiments on the creation of stem cells from ordinary ones under the influence of acid (the so-called STAP cells) were unsuccessful.

18.12.2014
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Sad holiday

People are significantly more likely to die on their own birthday than on other days of the year. No astrology: mostly alcohol and substance abuse leads to accidents, and depression leads to suicides.

18.12.2014
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Siberian investments in Belgian innovations

Nanocenter "SIGMA.Novosibirsk has invested 1 million euros in the Belgian company Pepric, which has developed an analytical complex for research in the field of regenerative medicine, tissue engineering structures, targeted drugs and cellular vaccines.

17.12.2014
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The next "transplant case" did not take place

The Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Moscow has begun a pre-investigation check on the fact of organ transplantation without notifying relatives. It soon became clear that the doctors were acting within the law.

15.12.2014
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Eggs withstand long-term storage

Despite the progress in the field of artificial insemination, the appearance of a child from an egg that has been frozen for 13 years is rare for Japan.

09.12.2014
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Nobel medal will return to Watson

Alisher Usmanov (named Philanthropist of the Year by Russian Forbes in 2012) purchased the medal to return it to James Watson. The richest Russian billionaire called the situation in which a scientist sells an award received for his achievements unacceptable.

09.12.2014
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Uterus transplantation: the third baby has gone!

Successful childbirth has confirmed the medical benefits of uterine transplantation – such operations will help to defeat the last incurable form of female infertility, uterine.

08.12.2014
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James Watson sold the Nobel medal

The first ever Nobel Prize winner who decided to sell his award was 86-year-old Watson. The scientist previously stated that he would spend the funds received on charity.

05.12.2014
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A new step towards creating a bioengineered kidney

During the experiment, scientists took somatic stem cells from a rat kidney, and then, adding five types of proteins, after 3-4 weeks they grew a cellular structure from them that coincided in structure with nephrons.

28.11.2014
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Ebola vaccine: preliminary results

Scientists from the US National Institutes of Health have reported successful results of the first human testing of an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus being developed by GlaxoSmithKline.

27.11.2014
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A lethal probiotic

Solgar probiotic is withdrawn from circulation after a fatal outcome associated with the use of the specified product containing the fungus Rhizopus Oryzae, which causes mucoromycosis.

25.11.2014
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RosBioTech-2014

Scientific and practical achievements in the field of biotechnology are presented by the 8th International Biotechnology Forum-exhibition "RosBioTech-2014", which started on October 27 at the Expocenter.

28.10.2014
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Two Ebola vaccines ready for trial

From the beginning of November, clinical trials of two of the most promising vaccines against the Ebola virus will begin in Switzerland.

22.10.2014
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Russian Ebola Test

Reagents for the determination of Ebola virus RNA by polymerase chain reaction have been officially registered in Russia.

20.10.2014
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For the first time in Russia

For the first time, Russian transplantologists managed to perform cadaveric liver transplantation in two patients. In general, the posthumous donor saved the lives of six incurable people: in addition to the liver, the heart and lungs were transplanted, as well as two kidneys of the deceased.

16.10.2014
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Biotechnologists in short pants

The first forum of young biotechnologists in the science city of Koltsovo may be the start of systematic training of specialists.

10.10.2014
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Reward under the microscope

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2014 was awarded to American scientists Eric Betzig and William Morner, as well as German researcher Stefan Hell. They were awarded "for the development of ultra-high-resolution fluorescence microscopy".

08.10.2014
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I'm going to my homeland…

Six new biotechnological laboratories will be opened at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University by the end of the year. They will be headed by Russians who have long gone abroad, and now have decided to work at home.

08.10.2014