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Safe needle for injection

The new needle is given an S-shape; inside it is a thread used as a conductor (similar to the conductor in a catheter). During the injection, the force is applied not to the needle, but to the conductor, thanks to a special cannula device.

13.04.2009
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Quantum Tunneling DNA Sequencer

Sequencing one human genome with this technique using a single tunneling microscope will take several months, and the tunneling microscope itself is not a cheap thing; there are many other technical difficulties. However, the problems facing the first chemical sequencers were even more complicated.

23.03.2009
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"Universal donor" from stem cells

British scientists are launching a project to create universal donor blood from embryonic stem cells – it can be produced in unlimited quantities. As experts hope, the first transfusion can be carried out in three years.

23.03.2009
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No eugenics!

George Church responded to his accusations of eugenics after the announcement of a dating app taking into account the peculiarities of the genome.

17.12.2019
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Refuse to import

Russian scientists have created their own vaccine against polio, said the head of Rospotrebnadzor. The drug is undergoing clinical trials.

24.06.2019
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CRISPR against atherosclerosis

Startup Verve Therapeutics intends to use CRISPR to introduce mutations into the human genome that reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol.

13.05.2019
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Neurons are not responsible for sleep

American scientists have found a switch that triggers the sleep mechanism. To their surprise, it's not the nerve cells that send us to sleep.

03.02.2009
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Longevity and Quality of Life Medicine

The V International Conference "Longevity and Quality of Life Medicine" and the VIII International Symposium on Aesthetic Medicine were held at the end of January at the World Trade Center on Krasnaya Presnya.

02.02.2009
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Two million more genomes

FamilyTreeDNA claims that as a result of cooperation with the FBI, data privacy will not be violated.

04.02.2019
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We will defeat the virus

Next year, a trial of a vaccine for HIV-infected people begins in Moscow – this is the most promising therapeutic vaccine in the world.

21.11.2018
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Autophagy and blindness

Siberian scientists will study the mechanisms of autophagy disorders leading to age-related macular degeneration of the retina.

22.10.2018
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Lunar Library

The key information asset of mankind will be encoded, including in DNA molecules, and sent to the Moon for eternal storage.

09.10.2018
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Paid medicine has not been affected by the crisis

The market of paid medical services remains attractive for investment even in the conditions of the financial crisis. The development of the segment is facilitated by the reduction of the shadow sector of medical services and the unsatisfactory quality of free medical care.

15.01.2009
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The genes of artistry

Two genes have been identified that are involved in the performing arts.

01.12.2008
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Anti-cancer eggs

Chicken eggs rich in human interferon can significantly reduce the cost of drugs that are used in the treatment of oncological diseases.

16.10.2017
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Chiped employees

Chips the size of a grain of rice and worth $ 300 will be implanted for free. All project participants voluntarily agreed to the operation.

25.07.2017
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Chocolate protects the heart

An international team of scientists has found that eating moderate portions of chocolate reduces the risk of such a serious disease as atrial fibrillation.

24.05.2017
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It's time to prepare together for a pandemic

According to Bill Gates, whether it's a whim of nature or the actions of terrorists, a rapidly spreading, airborne pathogen can kill more than 30 million people in less than a year.

20.02.2017