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Follicular dendritic cells hide HIV from drugs

The mechanisms of follicular dendritic cells work so well that HIV particles remain out of reach of drugs entering the bloodstream, which contributes to the chronization of infection.

19.05.2008
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12 million for rare hereditary diseases

The EU has allocated a grant of 12 million euros for the development of new methods for the diagnosis and treatment of rare genetic diseases under the seventh framework program.

14.11.2012
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Predators and prey in a Petri dish

Scientists have rewritten the "software" of Escherichia coli in such a way that two different bacterial populations have formed a typical predator-prey interaction system in the laboratory.

08.05.2008
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A unique way to prolong life

Most US presidents have lived longer than other American men of their time. At the same time, all living heads of state have either already lived longer than American men on average, or are expected to do so.

07.12.2011
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500,000 depositors of Biobank

The Biobank of Great Britain has achieved the goal of its creation: half a million volunteers underwent a medical examination, answered questions about their health and lifestyle, and also donated samples of their DNA.

12.07.2010
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Amino acid replacement protects against senile dementia

A point mutation in the COMT gene slows down the age-related decline of thinking abilities. Elderly people with a variant of the gene, in which one of the amino acids in the corresponding enzyme is replaced with methionine by valine, performed tests 33-45% better than the owners of the "methionine" variant.

04.05.2010
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Tomorrow in LETI: Kornberg and other Nobel laureates.

D.Gross (Physics, 2004), R.Kornberg (Chemistry, 2006), A.Heger (chemistry, 2000) and A.Giaver (physics, 1973) will discuss with students, graduate students and young scientists the latest achievements and topical issues of modern science.

23.09.2009
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Another secret of the aksakals

According to the 97-year-old bartender, during the 40 years that he has been behind the counter, 3 owners of the establishment have changed, but he still serves in the same place and is not going to retire.

18.09.2009
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A quarter of a century of DNA "fingerprints"

The scientist, who proposed to identify a person by DNA by analogy with fingerprints, celebrated the 25th anniversary of his revolutionary discovery with a call to change the law governing DNA databases.

10.09.2009