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Breakthrough in Sequencing: DNA Sudoku

Modern DNA sequencing technologies allow you to work with dozens of samples simultaneously. The DNA Sudoku method will allow sequencing hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences simultaneously.

06.07.2009
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Stem cells for "self-treatment" of the heart

The heart tissue sample obtained by biopsy is grown for about a month so that the number of stem cells reaches 10-25 million. After that, the resulting stem cells are again delivered to the heart through a catheter.

03.07.2009
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Human genome put up for auction

In 2003, geneticists completed many years of work on compiling a kind of human DNA map. Then the program cost research organizations $3 billion. Now the genome will go under the hammer on eBay; the initial price of the lot is $68,000.

27.04.2009
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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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Pharma 2020: another obstacle

The existing system of registration of medicines does not allow companies to quickly launch new generic and even more innovative products on the market.

03.03.2009
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An embryo from a suitcase

In the Indian city of Mumbai, a Malaysian citizen was detained who tried to smuggle a frozen human embryo in a suitcase.

21.03.2019
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Will insulin help with Alzheimer's disease?

Age-related decrease in insulin sensitivity increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The knowledge that Alzheimer's disease is a kind of diabetes of the brain may someday lead to the development of fundamentally new methods of treating this most serious disease.

04.02.2009
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FDA allows stem cell testing

If successful, these tests promise to be the beginning of a new era in medicine, the head of the Geron Corporation company, which developed the course of treatment, is convinced.

26.01.2009
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Doctors and pharmacists will not be out of work

Medical representatives, product managers (working in medicine and pharmacy), pharmacists/pharmacists, as well as doctors are included in the list of the most scarce specialties.

22.01.2009
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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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For the first time in 7 years

By the end of 2017, the state will receive almost 540 million rubles from Rusnano. During the existence of the corporation, this is the first case of payment of dividends.

19.07.2018
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Bones for injection

Injectable bones represent the first complete delivery system of stem cells, chemical solution and growth hormone to create a material capable of replacing natural bones

16.12.2008
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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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A DNA database is being created in Russia

Last year, more than 21,600 DNA studies were conducted in the laboratories of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After the entry into force of the law, the number of examinations will increase by 18 times. It is expected that the development of the DNA examination method will significantly increase the detection of crimes.

19.11.2008
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Dietary supplements for cows and calves

The inclusion of a dietary supplement developed by KGAU scientists in the diet contributes to accelerated growth of calves and increased dairy productivity of cows.

29.05.2017
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For freedom of information

Unpaywall is an extension for the Google Chrome browser that allows you to legally and for free read scientific articles hidden behind a paywall – a "payment wall".

05.04.2017