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It's never too late to learn
63-year-old Viktor Yakovlevich Chizhov entered the full-time department of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology of the Vologda State Dairy Academy.
01.09.2014- English version
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Unexpected result of a joke on Kickstarter
At first, Zach Brown was going to get only ten dollars for his comic project. Users of the crowdfunding site appreciated the irony and sent him almost $35,000 in less than a week. The amount continues to grow.
08.07.2014
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Happy DNA Day, dear comrades!
On April 25, an unusual holiday is celebrated in different countries of the world – the International DNA Day.
25.04.2014
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An Alzheimer's vaccine?
The first version of the new vaccine was recently tested on a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
26.05.2008
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Life expectancy in Russia: horror-horror-horror :(
Russia was in the penultimate place among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe in terms of life expectancy, according to the WHO report.
15.03.2013
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Rare diseases will receive generous funding
The new projects will contribute to the work of the International Consortium for Research on Rare Diseases, which is making significant efforts to pool resources and coordinate research policies.
13.03.2013
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The next end of the world is canceled
The panic raised by the media due to the fact that British scientists (TM) discovered an unknown to science "Armageddon virus", which will destroy humanity in five years, turned out to be (quite a bit :) exaggerated.
17.10.2012
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Mad world: a house that prolongs the life of the owner
In France, the promotion of "starvation diets" can become a criminal offense.
11.04.2008
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For the safety of cellular technologies
Legal regulation in the field of biomedical cell technologies in Russia is not systemic and has significant gaps.
01.03.2012
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Stem cells against viral hepatitis
The aim of phase II clinical trials is to evaluate the effectiveness of the allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow stem cell transplantation technique in patients with hepatic insufficiency caused by the hepatitis B virus.
27.04.2011
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Don't confuse old people with thoughts!
Neurologists from the University of California explained why with age the human brain loses the ability to work in multitasking mode.
13.04.2011
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Skolkovo Innovation Award: Semi-final
23 out of 2318 ideas that made it to the second round reached the semi-finals of the Skolkovo Innovation Award competition.
11.03.2011
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The third Nobel Prize in Skolkovo
Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Lehn joined the Advisory Scientific Council of the Skolkovo Foundation.
02.03.2011
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Is amyloid oligomers the cause of Alzheimer's disease?
Another confirmation that Alzheimer's disease is caused by beta-amyloid oligomers, and not the infamous amyloid plaques.
04.05.2010
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Breast cancer risk: Is genetic testing useless?
The assessment of the probability of developing breast cancer based on long-known factors turned out to be correct in 58% of cases. The addition of the ten most common genetic risk factors to the model increased the accuracy of the forecast by less than 4%.
19.03.2010
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Once again to the question of senile dementia and blood pressure
In patients taking angiotensin II receptor blockers that reduce blood pressure, the risk of developing senile dementia is halved.
15.01.2010
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"Wet computer": the brain in a test tube
A "wet computer" based on elements that mimic some properties of living brain neurons will be able to work in liquid media – for example, inside the body.
12.01.2010
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Less methionine – longer life?
A decrease in the content of methionine in a high-calorie diet led to an increase in life expectancy without harm to reproductive functions.
03.12.2009
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Robots will replace laboratory animals
otik," it says, "but yoghurts have nothing to do with it."
18.02.2008