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Stem cells at the IPO: First blood

JSC "Human Stem Cell Institute" on the results of the IPO placement and the opening of a new innovation platform at the MICEX.

A healthy lifestyle is takzdorovo!

Internet portal takzdorovo.ru It was opened as part of the Program for the Formation of a healthy lifestyle that started in 2009.

Bioterrorists are coming!

To prevent the theoretical threat of bioterrorists creating dangerous viruses, two large biotech companies regulated their activities with safety rules.

I eat what I want and lose weight

Knockout of the IKKE gene in mice not only prevents excess weight gain, even on a very fatty diet, but also protects them from obesity-related symptoms leading to the development of type 2 diabetes.

A common mutation shortens the life of smokers

The protein integrin-alpha-4-beta-7 (integrin alpha 4 beta 7), involved in attracting immune cells of T-lymphocytes into the intestine, is an important target for the human immunodeficiency virus entering the body at the first stages of the disease.

Early diagnosis of cancer by urine analysis

These cells were found for the first time in the tissue of a recently transplanted and, accordingly, actively regenerating donor liver. For 30-50 thousand hepatocytes, there are only 2-4 cells in it, expressing in large numbers all known stem cell marker proteins, such as Stat3, Oct4, Nanog, ELF and the TGF-beta receptor.

All yogurts are useful – including for gums

Artificial leather will soon come off the assembly line

According to the developers, there are about two years left before the launch of automated production of artificial skin consisting of living cells. The estimated capacity of the production line is 5,000 units of leather per month, and the cost of one sample is less than 34 euros, which significantly exceeds existing offers.

Generics: hundreds of billions of savings

The US healthcare system has saved almost three quarters of a trillion dollars on generics over the past ten years.

The FDA warns: "fat burners" can harm your health!

The dietary supplement Hydroxycut (Hydroxycate), which is considered a "fat burner", popular among fans of dieting and bodybuilding, is withdrawn from trade by the manufacturer at the request of the US federal authorities due to the threat to consumer health.

Why do men and women play different roles in evolution?

Who does not smoke and does not drink, it is more expensive for the state to treat

Measles vaccine will help cure prostate cancer

The strains of measles virus used in vaccines in an experiment on mice effectively infected and destroyed cells of inoperable prostate tumors. In the near future, the researchers plan to move on to testing the method on humans.

And the boys too

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar hopes that Irish teenage boys will receive HPV vaccination in 2019.

Serial killer

Every twentieth death in the world is associated with drunk driving or diseases caused by alcohol abuse.

Children's cannabinol

The drug Epidiolex was allowed to be used in children aged two years and older for the treatment of two severe forms of epilepsy.

Chubais and Matvienko signed a cooperation agreement

One of the first practical examples of the implementation of the Agreement will be RUSNANO's participation in the work of the information and consulting center for innovative companies, which opens on December 25 in St. Petersburg.

Gene activity glows in the eyes

In genetically modified fruit flies, the gene of interest to researchers is linked to the fluorescent protein gene so that they are expressed simultaneously and in equal amounts. This allows you to observe the work of genes in real time and on a freely moving animal.

Exchange of minds

Researchers have learned to evoke the illusion of being in someone else's body. Depending on the conditions of the experiment, the subjects perceived as their own body of another person, or a mannequin.

In the top ten

Evgeny Kunin, one of the most famous Russian–American molecular biologists, was among the top ten leading scientists in the field of life sciences.