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Science to help sports

To participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics, Chinese athletes will be selected based on the results of genetic testing.

06.09.2018
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Smart Shirts

From cotton fabric with electrically conductive nanotubes, it will be possible not only to sew shirts of exotic models with small lights or gloves for controlling touch screens, but also to use "nano-clothing" to detect allergens in the air or blood on the material itself.

11.12.2008
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Tantalum Knee

The world's first knee joint surgery using 3D printing technologies was performed in Chongqing (China).

27.11.2017
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NAUKA0+

From October 6 to 8, 2017, Moscow will host the main scientific event of the year – the VII All-Russian and XII Moscow Science Festival NAUKA0+ 2017.

28.09.2017
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Will you make such a sacrifice?

For six months, the subjects who ate 60% of the normal portion began to weigh half as much. But they have increased the density and length of their hair.

13.09.2017
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Does Ginkgo "from the head" not help?

The authors of the study published in JAMA showed that ginkgo extract, advertised almost as the most effective remedy for dementia associated with circulatory disorders and Alzheimer's disease, does not help either "healthy" old people in prevention, or "moderately ill" in the treatment of dementia.

19.11.2008
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No vaccinations – no money

The introduction of new rules for the payment of child benefits has caused a number of protests. However, the Government decided that it was appropriate to take tough measures in this case.

28.02.2017
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A safe method for early diagnosis of Down syndrome and other trisomies

The new diagnostic method is based on determining the number of fragments of fetal chromosomes in the mother's blood. In addition to Down syndrome, researchers were able to accurately identify cases of trisomy of the 18th chromosome (Edwards syndrome) and trisomy of the 13th chromosome (Patau syndrome).

08.10.2008
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Hamburger without DNA, please!

80% of the surveyed US residents supported the introduction of mandatory labeling for "products with DNA content".

26.05.2016
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Mutation is the cause of vibrational urticaria

The skin of patients with this rare hereditary disease begins to turn red in response to mechanical vibrations, for example, when working with a drill, lawn mower; in some cases, even a simple rubbing with a towel causes a skin reaction.

05.02.2016
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry given for "DNA repair"

This year's laureates were Thomas Lindahl, a Swede, Paul Modrich, a US citizen, and Aziz Sankar, an American of Turkish origin, "for the study of DNA repair mechanisms."

07.10.2015
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DNA and the brain (In search of genes for mental illness)

One of the hottest areas of research today is genetics in psychiatry. James Watson, who will come to Moscow at the invitation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, will tell about how DNA works in the holy of holies of our body – in the brain, how genes affect the formation of schizophrenia, autism and other mental disorders.

18.06.2008
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Tumors are provocateurs

The authors injected "provoking" human breast cancer tumor cells into animals simultaneously with passive "reacting" cells of human origin. Such passive cells formed extremely rapidly growing tumors, but only in the presence of provoking malignant cells.

16.06.2008
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Two Ebola vaccines ready for trial

From the beginning of November, clinical trials of two of the most promising vaccines against the Ebola virus will begin in Switzerland.

22.10.2014
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The first commercial

Russia's first commercial biobank was presented on Thursday in St. Petersburg at the EuroQSAR symposium, which brought together European scientists working on the creation of new medicines.

08.09.2014
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Cannabis clogs the brain structures responsible for emotions and memory

The results obtained indicate the fallacy of the generally accepted opinion about the weak toxicity of marijuana or even about its complete harmlessness. Despite the fact that moderate use may not cause significant neurotoxic effects, active daily smoking of marijuana can be toxic to brain tissue.

05.06.2008
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The discovery was taken for inspection

A Japanese scientist, whose recent research in the field of stem cell research was called revolutionary, announced the need to withdraw the results of his scientific research due to doubts about their accuracy.

11.03.2014