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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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One type of stem cell is good, and two are better

The tendency to form tumors is a serious problem on the way to the use of embryonic stem cells for the treatment of a variety of diseases and injuries. Malignancy of embryonic stem cells can be avoided if bone marrow stem cells are transplanted at the same time.

18.05.2009
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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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Biotechnology-2009

The Jubilee Fifth Moscow International Congress "Biotechnology: state and Prospects of Development" and the Seventh International Specialized Exhibition "World of Biotechnology 2009" began their work on March 16 this year.

17.03.2009
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Sunscreen mustache

American scientists have found a link between the presence of a mustache and a reduced risk of developing lower lip cancer.

24.05.2019
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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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Radiation against cancer

Scientists from Rosatom were awarded the prize for the development of radioactive sources for contact radiation therapy in oncology.

31.10.2017
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Gardasil has reached China

This vaccine, which protects women from cervical cancer and men from genital cancer, is already used in 120 countries, including the USA, Australia and Russia.

24.05.2017
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Solid five

The authors of the report "Medicine of the Future: Russian pharmaceuticals in the context of global trends" on average rated mass Russian medicine by five points.

10.04.2017
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New biotechnology

Big changes are waiting for science and industry, which became the topic of discussions at the European Industrial Biotechnology Summit held in Graz, Austria.

19.12.2016
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Zika is for a long time

WHO has excluded the Zika virus from the list of emergencies. However, the status of the disease has been raised: now more serious and long-term measures will be taken to counteract it.

24.11.2016
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Waiting list for a head transplant

Doctors and scientists note that such a procedure is not feasible from a medical point of view and that it has a lot of ethical problems. Canavero himself admits that media reports contain a lot of errors and are based on old information.

14.06.2016
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The right to die

The law "On the Right to Death" adopted in October 2015 comes into force on June 9, 2016. Only adult, mentally sane patients will be able to use it.

10.06.2016
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Don't drink from the cooler!

In Catalonia, more than 4,100 office workers, after drinking bottled water, became infected with norovirus, the causative agent of gastrointestinal diseases.

27.04.2016