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Nano-castling

The Board of Directors of Rusnano will consider the issue of transferring the powers of the Chairman of the Management Board of Rusnano to the Rusnano Management Company, in which Anatoly Chubais will take the post of Chairman of the Management Board.

21.01.2014
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Micro - Principality of Centenarians

The Principality of Monaco topped the ranking of countries with the highest life expectancy. Japan took the second place in the 2014 ranking.

17.01.2014
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Therapeutic vaccine against Alzheimer's disease

The innovative mechanism of action of the experimental vaccine is aimed at the formation of specific antibodies to phosphorylated tau proteins, which are found in the brain in Alzheimer's disease.

15.01.2014
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The HIV vaccine turned out to be fake

A professor at the University of Iowa, in order to receive a grant of $ 19 million, falsified the data of a study on the development of an AIDS vaccine.

27.12.2013
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Stem cells in space

Abba Zubair, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Florida, received a $300,000 grant to conduct an experiment on growing stem cells aboard the International Space Station.

27.12.2013
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Thirty-one years with someone else's heart

When McCafferty was supposed to have surgery, doctors warned that they would be able to prolong his life for no more than five years. However, the patient, who is now 71 years old, managed to beat the previous record, having lived after surgery for more than 30 years.

25.12.2013
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Patient, it's time for you to die!

In the Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal, a rheumatologist at one of the English clinics described a curious case that occurred in his department in April of this year.

16.12.2013
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"Human proteome": the Russian part is practically completed

Russian scientists within the framework of the international project "Human Proteome" have successfully completed an inventory of the main proteins encoded by the genes of the 18th human chromosome. At the moment, only 9 proteins out of 277 have not been detected.

12.12.2013
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All Japan Bank iPSK

A unique project has begun in Japan, the goal of which is to create a one-of-a-kind nationwide bank of universal induced pluripotent stem cells.

09.12.2013
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About eternal life

Eternal life attracts 20% of Russians, which is three times less than those who are against such a prospect (62%), follows from the results of a survey conducted by the Yuri Levada analytical center.

05.12.2013
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Artificial bones – by individual measure

Scientists of the Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics have developed a method for growing "individual" bone tissue from human stem cells.

03.12.2013
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Graphene-c? In a condom, sir? Original, sir!

Researchers from the University of Manchester received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the amount of 100 thousand dollars for the development of condoms using the "Nobel" material.

22.11.2013
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The uniform is English, the shoulder strap is French...

A domestic drug for the treatment of HIV infection, created by the Russian company Viriom in partnership with MIPT on the basis of a molecule obtained from the international company Roche, is undergoing clinical trials in Russia.

21.11.2013
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Frederick Sanger, 1918 – 2013

British biochemist Frederick Sanger, who was twice awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on the structure of insulin and for creating a method for reading DNA sequences, has died at the age of 95.

21.11.2013
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All newborns – to the DNA database

According to the prosecutor, the DNA database of all newborns and children brought to the country would greatly facilitate the work of the police.

18.11.2013
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Rosfinnadzor checked Rusnano

The facts revealed during the audit cannot be regarded as misuse of funds of loans and bond loans secured by state guarantee support.

14.11.2013