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There will be a lot of stem cells

For the first time in almost 10 years, US scientists will receive 13 new lines of human embryonic stem cells for government-funded research. Another 96 lines are under consideration.

Russian nanotechnologists are waiting for British investments

A British-Russian venture forum on attracting investments in Russian nanotechnology is being held in London.

Nanoparticles in toothpaste are extremely dangerous!!!

Do not believe the horror stories: to protect yourself from this terrible danger, it is enough not to eat a tube of toothpaste every day and not to use perspirant deodorants instead of snuff.

Suspended sentence for unconditional falsification

The court found Hwang Woo Suk, convicted in 2006 of falsifying the results of stem cell cloning experiments, guilty of embezzlement of budget funds and sentenced him to three years of probation.

A 120-year-old centenarian or an official's mistake?

An intermediary between unsaturated fatty acids and the genome has been identified

Many of the genes activated by unsaturated fatty acids are involved in the breakdown of these compounds for energy. Most likely, this mechanism protects the liver from the accumulation of unsaturated fatty acids.

Green chemistry for the restoration of bones and joints

Cell reprogramming: proteins instead of genes

In their publication, the scientists note that the "protein-induced pluripotent stem cells" they obtained, like their classical counterparts, are able to transition back into a specific state and form the tissues of developing mouse embryos.

One hundred percent

The immunological effectiveness of the Epivaccorona vaccine according to the results of the first two phases of clinical trials is 100%.

The Government has decided to develop the concept of a law on the use of stem cells

The Government Commission on High Technologies and Innovations made decisions: on the development of the concept of the law on the use of biomedical technologies in medical practice; on the creation of a research center in the structure of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation; on the creation of an Interdepartmental Council for the Development of the industry of High Biomedical Technologies.

Lost memory, but unforgettable

Henri Molaison, the patient, largely thanks to whom science has established the brain structures responsible for memorization and learning, has died at the age of 82.

Artificial organs in orbit

China has launched a program to grow human organs in space. The Tianzhou-1 space truck has already delivered stem cells into orbit.

It has become known what habits prolong life

Researchers at Columbia University have listed eight rules for a long youthful life

Key human bladder cancer genes discovered in cats and dogs

Researchers have identified genes responsible for the spontaneous development of bladder carcinoma in animals

Deep stimulation restores brain function years after stroke

Researchers have published the results of a phase 1 clinical trial of deep brain stimulation for stroke rehabilitation

Rospotrebnadzor called the signs of alcohol poisoning

Signs of alcohol poisoning and its surrogates can include nausea, vomiting, feelings of dizziness, dizziness, abdominal pain, excruciating headache

Are you afraid of obesity? Check your dopamine receptors!

Obese people may have fewer dopamine receptors, and they overeat to compensate for the lack of pleasure from food.

Another gene for baldness

Carriers of unfavorable gene variants located on chromosome 20, as well as on the X chromosome, have a seven-fold risk of developing baldness before the age of 50.

Grandma, you're pregnant!

A hundred-year-old British woman Doris Ayling from the city of Fareham received a letter from the city hospital informing the woman about the pregnancy.

Who, where and how will cancer be treated with stem cells?

The Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Veronika Skvortsova said that Russian scientists are working on new methods of influencing the already formed oncological process with the help of stem cells.