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Happy DNA Day, dear comrades!

On April 25, an unusual holiday is celebrated in different countries of the world – the International DNA Day.

Dual-use restrictions

Restrictions on the supply of German laboratory test systems issued for dual-use goods will not affect the effectiveness of the Rosselkhoznadzor's monitoring of food products for safety due to the introduction of similar domestic techniques.

National shame

Nursing homes are a "national disgrace of the country," the health minister said.

Mammoth is looking for a sponsor

A project has been launched to raise funds to support a joint study of the Northeastern Federal University and the Korean SOAAM laboratory "Mammoth Rebirth"

Microbnyya biatehnalogii

The International Scientific Conference "Microbial Biotechnologies: fundamental and applied aspects", which takes place on June 4-6 in Minsk, brought together leading scientists from CIS and European countries – Serbia and Latvia.

Will Rusnano be transferred to private ownership?

Anatoly Chubais, Chairman of the Management Board of Rusnano, sent a draft strategy for the development of the company to the government, in which he proposed to make it completely private by 2020.

Skolkovo stem cells

Russian and Dutch scientists have signed an agreement on the establishment of the Skoltech Center for Science, Innovation and Education for Stem Cell Research.

Happy birthday, Grandma Misao!

Misao Okawa, who celebrated her 115th birthday, never imagined that she would live to such an advanced age.

Ban on state financing of work with ESCs: is the investigation over?

The US Supreme Court has refused to consider a long-running case banning state funding for the study of embryonic stem cells for several years.

Online training for doctors: demand exceeds supply

In Europe, there is an increasing demand for online services that provide the opportunity for postgraduate training for doctors. At the same time, the growth of supply in this market segment does not keep pace with the increase in demand.

You scold Russian ministers, but in Mexico...

Mexican citizens can theoretically increase their life expectancy to 150-200 years by 2040, according to the Minister of Health there. It's not a joke–that's what he said!

There will be no new levies on innovation

The Government of the Russian Federation will not oblige state-owned companies to allocate part of their funds to any state projects in the field of innovation, as was the case with decisions to fill the Skoltech endowment fund.

The strike that doctors have been talking about for so long has happened

Because of the strike, therapists canceled about 1.25 million appointments, surgeons — thousands of standard operations. Doctors accepted only those patients who needed emergency care. Ambulance and obstetric services were operating as usual.

Support science and and save on taxes

Amendments to the Tax Code provide that funds received from funds to support scientific, scientific, technical and innovative activities, and received for their formation, are not taken into account when determining income tax.

Insulin, aging and life expectancy: the controller of supervisors for regulators

Spring... Residents flew to the pharmaceutical cluster…

The pharmaceutical cluster on the territory of the St. Petersburg SEZ "Novo-Orlovskoye" will be replenished with two new residents.

Prosecutor's supervision of venture funds: no higher than a boot!

The prosecutors were reminded that they have no right to assess the effectiveness of spending budget funds on venture projects.

Disenfranchised embryos await retrial

The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia suspended the ban on state funding of embryonic stem cell research.

Alzheimer's Aria

The premiere of the opera about Alzheimer's disease, written by the composer of Russian origin Elena Langer, took place in London.

Biotechnology is a profitable business

In 2009, the global biotechnology industry turned a profit for the first time in the history of its development.