Mutation rate: up to a nucleotide per generation
For the first time in the world, direct measurements of the frequency of occurrence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were carried out from a human.
28.08.2009For the first time in the world, direct measurements of the frequency of occurrence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were carried out from a human.
28.08.2009"The slogan of our salon should be: investment – in innovation, innovation – in investment," said the Mayor of Moscow at the opening ceremony of the salon of innovation and investment.
27.08.2009Researchers from the University of Wisconsin have grown several types of photosensitive retinal cells from adult skin cells.
26.08.2009Genetically modified bacteria, which in the presence of specific sugar turn into a drug delivery mechanism, can become a new treatment for various diseases.
25.08.2009The Institute of Human Stem Cells plans to attract 120-150 million rubles during the IPO at MICEX in the fall of 2009.
25.08.2009Anyone over the age of 16 for 160 pounds (approximately $ 250) can independently conduct a paternity test. Just do not forget: "in much wisdom there is much sorrow; and whoever multiplies knowledge multiplies sorrow."
25.08.2009The cost of sequencing a personal genome has crossed the $50,000 milestone
25.08.2009The Nanog protein (its name comes from the Celtic "Tir Nan Og" – "land of eternal youth") is the last switch in the chain of reactions on the way of reprogramming embryonic stem cells into somatic ones.
25.08.2009"People are very disappointed – after all, they expected a lot from his research on stem cell cloning," one of the prosecutors said, commenting on his demand for a four–year prison term for the scientist.
24.08.2009To implement the project, a joint venture is being created, the participants of which will be RUSNANO and NTfarma LLC. It is planned to bring two types of vaccines and therapeutic biologics to the market.
27.07.2009The huge amount of information collected by the Biobank will allow us to establish the genetic causes of the most common chronic diseases – cancer, diabetes, coronary heart disease, etc. – as well as risk factors for their development.
24.07.2009By changing the mass fraction of the dye, you can change the color temperature of white (from cold to warm shade), and when changing the proportions of fluorescent DNA molecules, the light bulb can produce almost any color stream, from blue to orange.
23.07.2009The release of the drug with new lenses can last up to a hundred days. During the tests, the lenses provided an effective concentration of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin throughout this period.
23.07.2009"Experts have long known that p38MAPK is involved in the development of inflammatory diseases, and clinical trials of pharmacological methods to limit its activity have already begun," notes the lead author of the work D.Bulavin. "Probably, similar methods can be used in the fight against aging."
23.07.2009Scientists have long assumed that there is a connection between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. Now, after a new role of humanin in glucose metabolism has been discovered, indirect confirmation of this guess has appeared.
23.07.2009Scientists from the University of Berkeley (California) suggest using mobile phones as microscopes or "mobiscopes" (CellScope).
23.07.2009The new system can be used to obtain images in medicine and biology. This is due to the fact that "blinking" nanostars provide a very good ratio between the received periodic signal and external noise.
23.07.2009Companies engaged in developments in the field of biotechnology and medicine received the most investments ($1.5 billion, 41%). Software developers are in second place in terms of the number of funds raised. But this is in the USA...
22.07.2009The study was conducted on mice. This was the first attempt to use induced pluripotent cells (iPS) to treat the heart.
22.07.2009Alzheimer's disease developed in 2.8% of patients who were injected with immunoglobulin, and in 4.8% of those who had never been treated with this drug.
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