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Nanocapsules for biologically active substances

The project is based on the technology of the German company AQUANOVA, which allows to enclose active organic substances in nanocapsules with a diameter of about 30 nanometers.

16.12.2011
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Genome sequencing: the speed is increasing

The developers of the new sequencing method claim that by 2013 they will be able to decode the human genome in 15 minutes (now this process takes about a month).

09.02.2011
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90 million for our scientists

Fellow scientists! Tell me, how many laboratories (for example, in one of life sciences) can be equipped from scratch for three million US dollars and provide consumables and pay employees for three years?

19.03.2010
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Iron Napkin

The process in which water, despite the "forces of gravity, rises on a piece of metal, is very similar to what happens when we collect tea spilled on the table with a napkin. This is a manifestation of the capillary effect associated with wetting, the interaction of liquid and solid molecules.

11.06.2009
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Neurons from embryonic stem cells are ready for transplantation

During transplantation to newborn mice, committed (differentiating in a certain direction) neural progenitor cells created from embryonic stem cells turned into working neurons and successfully integrated into the structures of the cerebral cortex and olfactory bulb. The formation of tumors was not recorded at the same time.

15.04.2009
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Artificial DNA: no sensations :(

The application for self-replication of artificial DNA, to put it mildly, is greatly exaggerated. Brenner himself says that this molecule is reproduced in them using PCR (polymerase chain reaction). As for the evolution of molecules in vitro, this has long been a well-known approach. So we need to wait for a scientific publication to evaluate the novelty of this work.

19.02.2009
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Caution: Weight loss pills!

The French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis has suspended the sale of the popular anti-obesity drug Acomplia (rimonabant) in the European Union. In Russia, the drug is known as Zimulti.

27.10.2008
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The Rosnanomedicine Project

The parties will join efforts to organize the practical use of nanotechnology in medicine – to create new medicines, methods of treatment and prevention of diseases. In particular, Rosnanotech Group and the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences plan to cooperate in conducting research and development in healthcare based on nanotechnology and their commercialization.

10.07.2008
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Pharmacogenetics has reached Yakutia

The program being developed at NEFU will automatically issue conclusions based on the entered results of pharmacogenetic testing of 21 drugs of 11 pharmacological groups.

14.07.2015
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Ebola Drug proved effective for monkeys

During the study, it was found that the AVI-7537 drug from Sarepta Therapeutics Inc helps 75% of macaques infected with an almost lethal dose of ebolavirus survive.

12.02.2015
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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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Nobel laureates received awards

The Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm. The names of the laureates, as usual, were announced earlier. And the ceremony itself, also, according to tradition, took place on the day of memory of Alfred Nobel, who passed away on December 10, 1896.

11.12.2012