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Four Dolly slices
Three and a half years ago in the UK, as a result of cloning, four copies of the famous Dolly sheep were born.
01.12.2010- English version
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Berlusconi's good intentions
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi intends to fund research to increase life expectancy to 120 years.
13.09.2010
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The Complete electronic Encyclopedia of Life
The new gene map will not only help scientists better understand the biology and genetics of corn, but will also accelerate the development of new varieties of this important food grain. Now researchers will have to carefully analyze the collected information and draw a lot of conclusions, both purely cognitive and practical.
27.02.2008
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A well- fed belly is deaf to Alzheimer 's
People with a high concentration of leptin in the blood – the "satiety hormone" – significantly reduced the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease and other types of senile dementia.
18.12.2009
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Nicotine vaccine has reached the finish line
The US National Institute for Drug Addiction has allocated a grant of $ 10 million for the final stage of the development of NicVAX – a vaccine against nicotine addiction.
16.10.2009
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Two more anti-aging products
As we age, the process of cell self-purification, autophagy, becomes less effective. Researchers believe that spermidine inhibits the production of a protein that inhibits the activation of genes responsible for the autophagy process.
07.10.2009
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Cancer cure found in tick saliva
Isolated from the saliva of ticks, the compound is able to slow down the reproduction of malignant tumor cells without harming healthy cells.
02.09.2009
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Glycans as oncosuppressors
Scientists from the Burnham Medical Research Institute have discovered that one of the types of polysaccharides that make up cell membranes can act as oncosuppressors in breast and prostate cancer.
08.07.2009
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Again induced pluripotent stem cells – this time pork
For the first time, Dr. Lei Xiao and the team of the laboratory of the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, which he directs, managed to obtain "artificial" pig stem cells. As in the case of induced pluripotent human stem cells, pig tissue cells pass into an undifferentiated state under the influence of certain proteins.
03.06.2009
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Old men and old women – educational toys
Further tests allowed to improve the invention, its interactive gaming table and information display, as well as to form a set of 20 computer games that train and regulate the most important mental skills, stimulate social perception. These games, among other things, are fascinating in themselves.
18.05.2009
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A stem cell bank has opened in Orenburg
The cryobank at the Orenburg Regional Blood Transfusion Station will isolate and store umbilical cord blood stem cells and adult peripheral blood stem cells at an ultra-low temperature for many years.
03.04.2009
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Reading is the best treatment. In any case, from stress
Neurophysiologists from the University of Sussex compared which activity is most effective in relieving stress. It turned out that neither music, nor walking, nor video games relaxed the subjects participating in the study as much as ordinary book reading. People who experienced severe stress relaxed and got out of stress the fastest by immersing themselves in reading.
01.04.2009
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Probiotics: How useful are "healthy" yogurts?
Probiotics, discovered more than a century ago by Ilya Mechnikov, are the basis of a functional nutrition system: they restore the beneficial intestinal microflora. However, despite all their supposed advantages, probiotics are not a medicine, and their effects have not yet been sufficiently studied.
26.03.2009
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Scandal in the family of painkillers
Anesthesiologist Scott Reuben is accused of fabricating the results of at least 21 clinical trials of painkillers over the past 12 years.
18.03.2009
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The President indicated to support young scientists
In order to strengthen state support for young Russian scientists – candidates and doctors – the President decided to establish 400 grants annually allocated on a competitive basis.
11.02.2009
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Once again about the benefits of drunkenness
The authors of the study, the results of which were published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, state that the percentage of impotence among men who drink alcohol was 25-30% lower than that of teetotallers.
28.01.2009
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Animal defenders have been behind bars for a long time
Members of the organization "Stop Cruelty to Animals in Huntingdon", as it was stated at the trial, unleashed a campaign of "urban terrorism" against researchers who conducted experiments on animals and turned their lives into "real hell".
22.01.2009
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Investing in exoskeletons
VEB Innovations is investing 70 million rubles. in the development of an exoskeleton for children and adolescents, which the ExoaThlet company is engaged in.
09.04.2018
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Cow for $ 40,000,000
The "ideal cow" will combine the features of European milk yield and African resistance to heat.
29.01.2018
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Why do they need our biomaterials?
At a meeting of the Human Rights Council on Monday, Vladimir Putin asked why the United States collects biological data of Russians.
31.10.2017