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• "Patient Sapiens: a Guide to Herbs and Pills": Journalist Andrei Vodovozov on Medicine, Cannabis and Puppies

  …ime, in some places, it survived until the 1960s. Even now we are often acting according to the same concept. For one, aspirin is very widespread, but few know that it was discovered back in the 19th century. It is just that for some 80 years, no one really knew how it worked. Only in the 1970s, people learned the molecular mechanism behind its effect and understo…

  06.02.2019

• Falcon Heavy Launch, Cancer Treatment, and Neutrinos: Top Science News of 2018

  …ry expensive and not everyone can afford it. In this context, the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation. There are special molecules in our immune system that prevent T-cells from killing their targets. Cancer cells produce th…

  05.02.2019

• Different Volunteering, Eco Camps and Fresh Perspective on Things: Belgian Gloria Sagaradze on Interning at ITMO

  …nited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to work out the solution for the influx of Palestinian and Syrian migrants to Lebanon, among others. Thanks to this experience, I discovered what it takes to work in diplomacy and world politics. After that memorable trip, I decided to go and work in Russia. I found a Belgian program that offered grants to people wantin…

  05.02.2019

• International Year of Periodic Table Proclaimed Open in Paris

  …l, President of French Academy of Sciences, and Natalia Tarasova, former President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, highlighted the importance of the discovery of Periodic Law, calling it one of the greatest scientific achievements in the history of humankind. In their presentations, they also reminded the guests of the history of the Table’s…

  04.02.2019

• Free Online Courses to Help You Keep New Year’s Resolutions

  …ts peppered with interesting facts you’ll not see elsewhere, podcasts, and a mobile app jam-packed with top-quality content. Although the app isn’t free, Arzamas offers great discounts for students, and if you don’t want to pay, the majority of the information is on the project’s website for anyone to read and learn anyway. Since its launch in 2016, Arzamas has wo…

  31.01.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 2-3

  …gles, red foxes, brown bears, wild boars, the giant Eurasian elk, and the extraordinary Siberian salamander... Want to learn more about this country’s incredible wildlife and discover the most dazzling natural wonders on the planet? Visit the annual ‘Russian Wildlife’ photo exhibition organized by the National Geographic magazine at the Etagi creative space, which wi…

  30.01.2019

• Genetic Testing: What Human Genome Tells Us About Ourselves

  …pment of the tumor. Another common area of oncological research is immunotherapy. Last year, the Nobel Prize in Medicine went to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, who had discovered two different checkpoints, which are the mechanisms that the organism uses to suppress T-lymphocytes. If these mechanisms are disabled, the killer cells are unleashed to fight cancer …

  29.01.2019

• Vegetarian & Vegan St. Petersburg: Restaurants

  …your eyes peeled for the next article in the series, which will take you through our city’s best vegan and vegetarian street-food spots. And while you’re patiently waiting to discover the secret world of healthy (ish) fast-food, here’s our guide on surviving as a vegan in St. Pete. Written by Anastasiia Labunskaia and Anastasia Krasilnikova.…

  25.01.2019

• Magic of Light: ITMO’s Interactive Exhibition in Shanghai

  …, exhibition guests will have a chance to take a peek at themselves as an infrared image by studying the so-called Kirlian radiation of their fingers. Bearing the name of its discoverer, this visualization method implies the lighting-up of biological objects in a gas-discharge plasma field. After the exhibition, visitors will get a plasma photograph of their fingerpr…

  25.01.2019

• The New Kilogram: Reasons Behind Upcoming Measurement Reform

  …e day able to make these uber-precise measurements. They also didn’t know how deeply scientists would dive into the world of ultra-small and ultra-large units and scales. The discoveries made in 20th-century physics have changed our perception of the world, and our capabilities have grown immeasurably. That’s why there is a need to connect the base measurements, used…

  24.01.2019