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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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Chocolate protects the heart

An international team of scientists has found that eating moderate portions of chocolate reduces the risk of such a serious disease as atrial fibrillation.

24.05.2017
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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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The Troll's Heart

A mutation of the ASGR1 gene was found in the DNA of the inhabitants of Iceland, the presence of which reduces the risk of heart disease by more than 34%.

20.05.2016
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The main problem of Russian science

The main problem with science in Russia is that it is in Russia. With all the resulting features of our socio-political life.

29.04.2016
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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
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Nanotubes + lysozyme = antimicrobial coating

Single-walled carbon nanotubes were able to absorb lysozyme and retain it for a time much longer than it takes for other antimicrobial surfaces to lose their bactericidal activity.

11.07.2008
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Sirtuins prolong life, but damage neurons

In some cases, overexpression of proteins of the sirtuins family (sirtuins, Sir2), known for their ability to slow down aging, causes oxidative damage to brain cells.

09.07.2008
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Ovtemedusa – a new word of French cuisine

A genetically modified sheep from the experimental herd of the French Institute of Agronomic Research was sent to the slaughterhouse along with "ordinary" animals and may have ended up in the French food network.

25.06.2015
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How to repair mitochondria?

The authors believe that this discovery expands the therapeutic possibilities of introducing normal tRNAs into defective mitochondria of patients in order to correct violations.

27.06.2008
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The heart of Carmat: the second failure

The second patient with an artificial heart died due to a problem with the functioning of the implant. The company conducts analyses "to establish the causes of death and ensure maximum safety conditions" for the third owner of an artificial heart.

05.05.2015
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Let's hit the arthritis with alcoholism!

Scientists at the Karolinska Institute found that alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis and the more respondents indulged in red and white, the less the risk of "catching" this autoimmune inflammation of the joints became.

06.06.2008
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Sleeping long on weekends is useful

The authors claim that the elimination of sleep deficiency significantly improves both mental and physical abilities of a person. At least they provide people with a scientific justification for getting up late on weekends.

20.05.2008
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Face on the chest

The operation took place in several stages. First, surgeons took tissue from the girl's hip and transplanted it just below the left shoulder. When the new skin grew, the doctors sewed it to the face.

25.10.2013