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Descendants of the Phoenicians
About 6% of the modern inhabitants of the Mediterranean, obviously, are descendants of the disappeared people - the Phoenicians.
01.11.2008- English version
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Skin stem cells will help cure baldness
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute have found a way to obtain stem cells that can be used to combat baldness and to reduce the number of experiments on animals.
21.12.2016
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Venovisor – a gift to Russian phlebologists
Roselektronika has developed a device for diagnosing the condition of peripheral veins. The cost of the device is three times lower than that of imported analogues.
14.10.2016
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A cure for eye cancer has been found
Researchers from the University of Utah have developed a new method of treating types of malignant tumors that are difficult to treat, such as retinoblastoma, or eye cancer.
03.06.2016
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The smell of death
Korean scientists have stated that the mechanism of reaction to the taste and smell of food can reduce life expectancy. Overweight people are most sensitive to the smell of food.
31.05.2016
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Copyright on genes
The American Civil Liberties Union, on behalf of a group of patients, filed a complaint with the US government about the activities of the scientific and medical company Myriad Genetics.
26.05.2016
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Getting fat by leaps and bounds
The prevalence of obesity in the Krasnoyarsk Territory has been growing for 5 years and now averages 10 cases per 1000 people.
21.07.2015
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Liquid crystals for DNA analysis
Liquid crystals can undergo changes in their organization in response to a slight change in the primary structure of DNA, including mutations at the level of one nitrogenous base.
01.07.2008
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Melanopsin will help to adjust the biological clock
The researchers created genetically modified mice with melanopsin-expressing cells sensitive to diphtheria toxin. Treatment of the retina of 8-week-old mice with this toxin did not affect their visual abilities at all, but completely deprived the biological clock of the animals of sensitivity to light.
17.06.2008
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The Mammoth Revival project is ready to start work
The International Center of Molecular Paleontology will open in September this year in Yakutsk. The center will conduct genetic studies of the found paleontological material, mainly mammoth cells.
20.08.2014
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Polymerase chain reaction in almost unreal time
The laboratory-on-a-chip, developed at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore, can perform PCR in raw DNA samples in real (and record-breaking) time.
13.05.2008
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Biotech is alive despite temporary difficulties
Despite a significant increase in investment in the global biotechnology industry, this sector is under financial pressure, which may lead to a change in the established R&D model.
21.06.2011
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The conspiracy of pharmaceutical companies has been revealed
The case involves an insane number of companies – almost all the leaders of the domestic industry. The overestimation of the cost of medicines for children and pensioners was tens of percent, and in some cases even times.
14.04.2011
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Giamatrix is going to Spain
Nanosynthesis company will introduce visitors to the largest international exhibition in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology "ImagineNano-2011" (Bilbao, Spain) with its innovative development – bio-skin "Giamatrix".
08.04.2011
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Pfizer vandalized
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn will pay $2.3 billion for the illegal promotion of their drugs.
03.09.2009
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Traces of the crime
The Investigative Committee of Russia is replenishing a single database of DNA traces, which helps in solving crimes.
16.10.2019
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Prostamol uno does not cure prostatitis
The word "treatment" used in the advertisement indicates the possibility of affecting the body of patients, while the drug prostamol uno can only relieve the symptoms of prostatitis, but not cure the disease.
27.11.2008
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Defrost and unclose
From the successful cloning of frozen mice in an experiment by Japanese scientists to the "Jurassic Park" – a distance of enormous size.
05.11.2008
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Grant for enthusiasts
Norilsk engineer Maxim Lyashko received a federal grant of two million rubles for the completion and launch of production of budget bionic prostheses.
28.09.2016
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A healthy lifestyle protects against cancer by changing the activity of genes
A healthy lifestyle significantly changes the expression of hundreds of genes. The activity of a large number of genes, including several involved in the formation of tumors, decreases, while the work of other genes, including several involved in the fight against various diseases, is noticeably activated.
24.06.2008