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A human differs from a monkey by transcription factors

Scientists have identified differences in the human and chimpanzee brains in 90 genes of transcription factors – proteins that regulate the activity of thousands of genes involved in the synthesis of other proteins. The regulated genes themselves are identical in humans and monkeys.

08.12.2009
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All genotypes have equal rights

The Act prohibiting discrimination based on genetic data closes a black page in the history of the development of genetics and insurance medicine in the United States.

23.11.2009
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The break is over

AstraZeneca has resumed testing a coronavirus vaccine, previously suspended due to the illness of one of the volunteers.

14.09.2020
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Fake vaccines

The Center for Digital Expertise of Roskachestvo categorically does not recommend trying to purchase a COVID-19 vaccine on the Internet.

25.08.2020
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The pancreas of a mouse was grown in the body of a rat

For the first time in the world, Japanese scientists managed to reproduce the structural part of a living organism at the interspecific level – to grow an organ of one creature in the body of another.

26.01.2017
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Who would you like to clone?

On the day of a kind of anniversary – the 20th anniversary of the birth of Dolly the sheep - the RT TV channel website conducted a survey to find out who they would like to clone if there was such an opportunity.

05.07.2016
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RUSNANOPRIZE 2013: Nanomedicine won

The winners of the RUSNANOPRIZE Prize in 2013 were the honorary Professor of MTI Robert Langer and Professor of Harvard Medical School Omid Farokzad for the development of technology for the use of nanoparticles in medicine.

24.10.2013
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Selected spermatozoa of the highest quality

The method of selection of spermatozoa with a high index of DNA integrity makes it possible to increase the success of in vitro fertilization and reduce the likelihood of chromosomal abnormalities in offspring.

24.05.2010
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How to preserve aging muscles

Blocking the molecules responsible for muscle aging will help people stay physically active longer and look younger. Mice with rapidly aging muscles will help to find such molecules and ways to influence them.

14.01.2010
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Ageless Special Forces

Experimental dietary supplement should prevent age-related changes in soldiers by increasing NAD+ in the body.

02.07.2021
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Awards – to the young

The winners of the Russian President's Prize in Science and Innovation for young scientists for 2020 have been announced.

09.02.2021
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Against ageism

The Royal Society for Public Health has called for the word "anti-aging" not to be used in the cosmetics industry.

09.06.2018
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Nicotine addiction genes

The "smoking genes" that correlate most strongly with increased cravings for nicotine, the researchers considered certain gene variants of two membrane proteins of nerve cells – alpha-3 and alpha-5 subunits of the nicotine receptor. Now pharmacologists know the targets for new generation anti-nicotine drugs.

31.01.2008