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The Troll's Heart

A mutation of the ASGR1 gene was found in the DNA of the inhabitants of Iceland, the presence of which reduces the risk of heart disease by more than 34%.

20.05.2016
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The main problem of Russian science

The main problem with science in Russia is that it is in Russia. With all the resulting features of our socio-political life.

29.04.2016
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Uterus transplantation – now in America

For the first time such transplants were carried out in Sweden in 2014, which led to the birth of four healthy children. American specialists were trained by their Swedish colleagues.

09.03.2016
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Investment funds finance gene research

On July 14, 2008, a group of Western investors led by Intel Capital Fund announced an investment of $ 100 million in the development of a technology that should allow the decoding and sequencing of DNA chains on a massive scale.

15.07.2008
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The heart of Carmat: the second failure

The second patient with an artificial heart died due to a problem with the functioning of the implant. The company conducts analyses "to establish the causes of death and ensure maximum safety conditions" for the third owner of an artificial heart.

05.05.2015
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Gene therapy will help with deafness

Scientists from the Japanese Juntendo University with the help of gene therapy were able to partially restore the hearing of a mouse with congenital deafness.

08.04.2015
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The virus is half a meter in diameter

The exact model of the African catarrhal fever virus exceeds the size of the original by more than five million times. It will help veterinarians develop more effective drugs to combat the spread of infection.

24.06.2008
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Bones from stem cells: a new achievement

Until now, when conducting such experiments, researchers have used high concentrations of a hormone that stimulates bone growth, which was injected into a carrier or a frame covered with stem cells. The new approach makes it possible to significantly reduce the concentration of hormones used and bring it as close as possible to the natural one.

29.05.2008
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Mouse Monument

An unusual monument will be installed in Novosibirsk Akademgorodok. Geneticists decided to perpetuate the contribution of the laboratory mouse to science.

31.05.2013
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Check the tick for viruses

Russian scientists have developed a handheld device that will allow in the field to determine the presence of encephalitis and Lyme disease viruses in a tick. It may enter the market in 2014.

13.05.2013
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Crowdsourcing in St. Petersburg

The Committee on Investments and Strategic Projects of St. Petersburg, together with the crowdsourcing platform Citycelebrity ru, submitted for open discussion a project to create a creative cluster in the city that will unite creative entrepreneurs and startups, exhibition halls and offices, studios and editorial offices.

07.12.2012
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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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The doctors' strike is scheduled for June 21

Doctors are on strike against the reform of the pension system, which involves raising the retirement age to 68 years and increasing contributions to the pension fund.

01.06.2012
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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