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• ITMO Researchers Create Model to Demonstrate What Happens During Microbiota Transplantation Genome-Wise

  … winners are those bacteria that are doing it better. Yet it also has something to do with the external response as bacteria of healthy people adapt to fight various pathogens inside the intestines,” says Artem Ivanov, a co-author of the paper and a PhD student at ITMO’s Faculty of Information Technologies and Programming.  In simple terms, the bacteria of a hea…

  09.11.2021

• Art Project as Thesis: How to Graduate With a Work of Art

  …ted to the self-concept and personal discovery: every individual “dissolves” into others by adopting their habits, behaviors, and gestures. As the visitors interacted with the installation, they could become aware of that concept as a neural network fused their image with those of previous viewers. The result was a portrait of someone who doesn’t exist, but still rem…

  08.11.2021

• Five Ancient Russian Cities with Fascinating Legends

  …cuckoo’s hill”) and Finnish (Käkisalmi – “cuckoo’s strait”) names for Korela Fortress. Velikiye Luki First mentioned in 1166  Unfortunately, this city was turned to ruins during World War II and nowadays almost nothing reminds us of its many centuries of rich history. Velikiye Luki started with a settlement on the river Lovat near its current location. In 11…

  08.11.2021

• Dune: Five Themes Not To Miss

  …hile watching the film: Groundwork of politics If you’ve ever wondered why international politics is often referred to as the grand chessboard (following Brzezinski’s prominent monograph), after the movie you’ll likely have this question answered: the issues are always which pawns you are ready to lose in order to preserve your precious resources (th…

  05.11.2021

• Student Spotlight: Caroline Bondu, France

  …onship between food and health. I really enjoyed the molecular neuroscience course at ITMO where I got to learn about the gut-brain axis and how the food we eat affects our brains’ activity. What is your university like back in France and what do you study there? I study agronomic engineering at Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et des Industries Alimentai…

  04.11.2021

• ITMO Launches Two New Labs for Young Researchers

  …nd to be time-consuming and expensive.  The researchers are planning to combine flow analysis with algorithmic functions that were trained on previously collected data. For instance, it will be possible to predict the mixability and solubility of traditional and heavy oil with varying thickness. The lab will also focus on a platform-based solution for distributed …

  03.11.2021

• This Stay-at-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: Unleash Your Creativity with Journaling

  …out some magazines, colorful covers of notebooks you’ve finished, maybe some leftover wrapping paper – anything pretty. Get your scissors and cut out the most eye-pleasing and inspiring shapes and arrange them on a piece of paper to produce your own unique creation. If this feels like too much of a hassle, then doodling could also be a great creative relief – it does…

  03.11.2021

• Second Life: 5 Russian Upcycling Brands

  …general. Nevertheless, the culture of recycling in Russia is, overall, an emerging phenomenon: according to Greenpeace’s recent studies, even the waste that’s reached recycle bins or is potentially recyclable is still highly likely to end up at the landfill. The reasons behind it are numerous: from the packaging’s complex composition to the lack of recycling plants. …

  02.11.2021

• How Scientists Prove Vaccine Efficacy and Safety

  …the one that only receives a placebo. Randomizing is crucial so that other characteristics of patients wouldn’t affect the data. If the groups are formed not randomly but, for instance, according to a doctor’s wishes, it might lead to the distortion of results. Clinicians might choose not to vaccinate chronically ill people and this will lead to an increased death ri…

  02.11.2021

• Historical Flashback: The Story Behind Unity Day in Russia

  …ed the status of a national holiday by order of tsar Mikhail Romanov (1596-1645) in 1613. The Day of Moscow’s Liberation from Polish invaders symbolized the country's unity against a common enemy and was celebrated until 1917.  Chapter 2. The Soviet Union The fall of the Winter Palace in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) in 1917 put an end not only to the Rus…

  01.11.2021