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What pricked the lawyer's son?

According to the rules of scientific research, some of the volunteers do not receive a vaccine, but a placebo – this is necessary to make sure that the vaccine is effective.

02.09.2020
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No eugenics!

George Church responded to his accusations of eugenics after the announcement of a dating app taking into account the peculiarities of the genome.

17.12.2019
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Fill the wound with silk

A group of scientists from China has developed a gel based on silk protein, which is able to heal wounds without leaving scars.

13.11.2018
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We train on dogs

A Harvard geneticist has created a dog rejuvenation startup. In the future, the scientist intends to extend research to people.

10.05.2018
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IBM and American universities create a brain simulator

The first phase of the project, during which scientists will design the algorithm of the future system, will last 9 months. At the moment, engineers already have software capable of simulating the "thinking" processes of small animals, such as mice and rats.

20.11.2008
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Mammoth cloning: not soon, but possible

With mammoth DNA in hand, scientists can try to restore this species by placing the genetic material of an ancient animal in the egg of a modern elephant. According to some estimates, the cost of this project will be about $ 10 million. Nevertheless, it is unlikely to expect the birth of a mammoth in the near future.

20.11.2008
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You need to sleep in moderation

Sleep duration of less than 7.5 hours increases the risk of heart attack and stroke by 27%. Those who sleep five hours or less have a 70% increased risk of death in principle, and the risk of dying from heart problems doubles. But sleeping more than eight hours is also very harmful: the chances of dying double.

12.11.2008
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Hair to hair

A new computer program will help doctors and cosmetologists when checking drugs for the treatment of baldness or, conversely, the effectiveness of epilation, accurately counting the number of hairs on the head and body of a person.

07.11.2008
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Marital quarrels will save your health

If a person does not try to resolve the conflict, hides his discontent, repeatedly replays the situation in his head and experiences growing resentment about the source of the conflict, this can have the most deplorable consequences.

24.01.2008
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It's time to prepare together for a pandemic

According to Bill Gates, whether it's a whim of nature or the actions of terrorists, a rapidly spreading, airborne pathogen can kill more than 30 million people in less than a year.

20.02.2017
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The second "three-parent" child

In Ukraine, a child with the genetic material of three parents was born using the method of transferring a fertilized egg into a donor one for the first time.

18.01.2017
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Coming soon: "The hand of Skywalker"

The American company Mobius Bionics, a developer of innovative medical equipment, announced the release of the LUKE arm bionic prosthesis at the end of 2016.

13.07.2016
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Men have more synapses

A study of the brain tissue of epilepsy patients operated on at the Spanish Cajal Institute showed that neurons in men contact each other more often than in women.

13.10.2008
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Uterus transplantation – now in America

For the first time such transplants were carried out in Sweden in 2014, which led to the birth of four healthy children. American specialists were trained by their Swedish colleagues.

09.03.2016
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Investment funds finance gene research

On July 14, 2008, a group of Western investors led by Intel Capital Fund announced an investment of $ 100 million in the development of a technology that should allow the decoding and sequencing of DNA chains on a massive scale.

15.07.2008
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MIPT patents graphene biosensors in the USA

The key feature of the sensor is the use as a binding layer of a thin film of several layers of graphene or graphene oxide, which has unique physicochemical properties.

12.11.2015