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Fewer calories – better immunity

A low-calorie diet improves the protective functions of the human immune system after six months and reduces the tendency to allergic reactions.

04.05.2010
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Cancel gene patents!

Many interested organizations can follow the example of the American Civil Liberties Union and challenge patents for other genes related to hereditary diseases in court.

30.03.2010
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Hello, master! It's time to take a pill!

The mobile phone will make sure that the patient takes the pill on time, measure the pressure and pulse and diagnose the patient. Medical firms together with mobile operators are developing new services.

15.02.2010
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Genetically modified T-lymphocytes for arthritis therapy

After the introduction of genetically modified lymphocytes to mice with arthritis in the foci of rheumatoid inflammation, a decrease in the number of T-helpers and destructive processes of bone tissue, i.e., a decrease in the autoimmune reaction, was observed.

03.12.2009
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Gene therapy saves from blindness

In patients with Leber's amaurosis, complete blindness develops by the age of forty. Gene therapy has proved particularly effective in the treatment of children who still have enough intact retinal tissue.

26.10.2009
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$250 million to fight the pandemic

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation intends to allocate another quarter of a billion dollars to combat the spread of COVID-19.

11.12.2020
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Russian-Israeli nanotechnology

Russia is ready to issue loans on very favorable terms and invest in Israeli companies. At the same time, Mr. Chubais made it clear that this proposal includes certain requirements from the Russian side. In particular, Russia will insist that the entire production part be carried out at Russian enterprises.

20.03.2009
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Knowledge-intensive production and innovation: the basis and superstructure

It is pointless to create an innovation infrastructure that is not tied to the real sector of the economy. Its task is to ensure the transfer of technology from science to industry. If we have a knowledge-intensive industry, then it is clear what the innovative infrastructure is doing, otherwise everything hangs in the air.

20.02.2009
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All blue-eyed people have a common ancestor

The mutation that resulted in blue-eyed people occurred in a gene adjacent to the OCA2 gene, which led to selective suppression of melanin synthesis in the iris of the descendants of the first carrier of this mutation.

04.02.2008
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Physicists – oncologists

In two years, it is planned to begin clinical trials of a drug based on the radioactive isotope yttrium-90 for the treatment of liver cancer.

16.05.2018
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Screws for the spine

Unlike metal screws, ceramic screws developed at NSTU do not require replacement, and the patient will not need a repeat operation.

18.04.2018
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Genetically modified embryos

A group of scientists from the Oregon University of Science and Health conducted the first successful experiment in the United States on the genetic modification of a human embryo.

28.07.2017
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Nanoparticles for agriculture

It is expected that in 2018 biogenic nanoparticles that accelerate the growth of seeds and plants will be presented to potential investors.

24.05.2017
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The Chinese "Nobel Prize"

The public organization Future Forum, founded in 2015 in Beijing, announced the names of the first laureates of the Future Science Prize established by it.

20.09.2016