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• Yimer Getnet: Food Biotechnology is a Promising Field and I Want to Be Part of It

  …ause I want to be an expert in food biotechnology for all the possibilities it has. Can you elaborate more on why you chose this field? Well, food biotechnology deals with production processes, including bioengineering, that makes food.  I have always felt a fascination with this discipline. Ethiopian economy depends on agriculture but most of the country’s agr…

  30.01.2020

• Myths about Aging and Its Reversibility

  …comes a bunch of genetic mistakes and mutations that continue to replicate themselves. But everything is not that bad, as each of us has the sirtuin protein (SIRT6). One of its functions is to block the replication of repeating elements of DNA (those “viruses” that we were talking about), as well as restore the breakages in DNA chains. The problem is that its effi…

  30.01.2020

• Digital Humanities Week: Physicist and Mathematician Ivan Yamshchikov on the Use of Algorithms in Humanities Research

  …s in Leipzig, where he specializes in text processing and generation. A few years ago, he implemented the Neural Defense project and is now working on research projects at the intersection of art and artificial intelligence. Experiment in humanities According to Karl Popper, a statement can only be considered scientific if it is possible to conduct an exp…

  30.01.2020

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 1-2

  …epted their non-conformity and difference from others. The Russian version of the show that first premiered in Paris two years ago will feature the famous Russian Constructivist collection from 1986, said to be a favorite of Gaultier.  Crywank concert  January 31, 8pm The Place 1200 rubles  Another unconventional event for this multi-colored weekend…

  29.01.2020

• Students and Their Mentors Awarded St. Tatiana Badges of Honor in St. Petersburg

  …ndparents. Of course, we often express our view that the young generation is losing moral ideals, that their attitude to the matters of state is not serious enough, but it is my conviction that it is we, the adults, that have to explain to the youngsters what is the most important in life, what can be condoned and what can’t. So I congratulate every single one of you…

  29.01.2020

• A Tour Around ITMO University's “Functional Materials and Devices of Optoelectronics” Lab

  …What It Does: The “Functional Materials and Devices of Optoelectronics” laboratory is part of the International Research Center that studies the latest materials, including semiconductors, metals, and oxides in a nanostructured state, with the goal of using them in optoelectronics. Students and employees of the laboratory study the properties of nanostructures …

  28.01.2020

• Besting Elon Musk at Memristors and Making a Vascular System Model to End Animal Testing: Results of SCAMT Workshop Week

  …heres containing the drug.  In order to better immerse myself into the topic, we attended a real-life surgery at the Mariinskaya Hospital to see the blood clot removal process in action. This has been the first such experience for our group, one student almost fainted. But the experience was fascinating, you come out with an understanding that we simply have to de…

  28.01.2020

• How to Teach in English: EMI Teacher Training Course for Lecturers of Russian Universities

  …The English Medium Instruction Teacher Training course is an intensive program for professionals who want to develop their knowledge and skills in the field of teaching in English, as well as intercultural communication and modern educational approaches. “I only recently started teaching, but in these 3.5 months I’ve learned more than in the last two years; …

  28.01.2020

• Good Product Is a User-Friendly Product: ITMO Student Working on Interface Design Framework for People with Dyslexia

  …Semester in Tallinn  Why did you choose Tallinn University for your internship? Last year, I participated in a winter school in Experimental Interaction Design that took place at Tallinn University. Designed for two weeks, the school focused on the development of portable devices for health and wellbeing. My team worked on the development of a toothbrushing sol…

  27.01.2020

• Bioinformatics Specialist Alexey Komissarov on Gaps in Genomic Studies and Plans to Close Them

  … Currently, the main thing in working with animal genomics is to catch the animal and correctly extract the DNA. All consecutive stages depend on the correct procedure of the extraction process. If a mistake occurs during the collection of samples, all the following stages I spoke of earlier will only amass the number of errors.  …

  27.01.2020