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Liver in Chelyabinsk

The "artificial" liver developed by Chelyabinsk scientists will help many patients to wait for transplantation, and in some cases finally recover and no longer need such a complex operation.

15.02.2011
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There is a loophole in the ban on patenting genes

Genetically modified organisms and gene therapy methods remain under patent protection. And the ban on patenting natural genes can be circumvented by adding any additional information to them.

02.11.2010
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Vitamin C and rejuvenation at the cellular level

Scientists are confident that if they manage to understand the mechanism of action of vitamin C, which has long been on the list of substances that slow down cell aging, it will be a serious step forward in the field of regenerative medicine.

30.12.2009
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Cell therapy without cells

Myocardial regeneration during cell therapy is stimulated by endothelial vascular growth factor secreted by stem cells. This discovery makes it possible to use individual growth factors, primarily VEGF, for treatment.

28.10.2009
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Nanotubes sniff out cocaine

Spanish researchers have linked specific antibodies to the main metabolite of cocaine, benzoylecgonine, to the surface of silver nanoparticles deposited on a matrix of carbon nanotubes.

02.09.2009
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DNA sequencing: slower, but more accurate

Physicists from Brown University took as a basis the well-known DNA sequencing technique, which involves reading information when passing DNA molecules through miniature holes in the material, and eliminated its main drawback, which was that the rate of passage of base pairs through the hole was too high (as a result, the decoding accuracy decreased).

17.04.2009
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GMO foods are safe

A representative of the Ministry of Health: "all GMOs that are allowed in the Russian Federation are safe for use in food."

02.10.2019
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Knowledge-intensive production and innovation: the basis and superstructure

It is pointless to create an innovation infrastructure that is not tied to the real sector of the economy. Its task is to ensure the transfer of technology from science to industry. If we have a knowledge-intensive industry, then it is clear what the innovative infrastructure is doing, otherwise everything hangs in the air.

20.02.2009
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Three mutations are to blame for half of obesity cases

Scientists are confident that in the future the data they have obtained can form the basis of genetic tests for early detection of the risk of obesity in a child, which will ensure timely prevention and treatment of the disease.

21.01.2009
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Physicists – oncologists

In two years, it is planned to begin clinical trials of a drug based on the radioactive isotope yttrium-90 for the treatment of liver cancer.

16.05.2018
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Cobra venom and quantum dots for oncosurgery

The coupling "neurotoxin-quantum dot" enters the affected organ with the bloodstream and marks the tumor zone due to the fluorescence of nanoparticles under UV radiation.

26.12.2016
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New approaches in tissue engineering

The Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology of KFU hosted an international conference-school of young scientists dedicated to new approaches in tissue engineering.

20.12.2016
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The Chinese "Nobel Prize"

The public organization Future Forum, founded in 2015 in Beijing, announced the names of the first laureates of the Future Science Prize established by it.

20.09.2016
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Growth Leaders

Despite the overall decline in Russian GDP in 2015, some industries have shown impressive growth, including the production of medicines and medical devices.

19.05.2016
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Register your DNA or pay

Failure to comply with the government's requirements is fraught with a huge fine of $33,000. In addition, "malicious refuseniks" can receive a real prison sentence.

19.04.2016
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Life sciences-2015

In this article, we will analyze the events of 2015 according to Science and Nature, which relate to the field of life sciences.

28.12.2015