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Top Nine Questions About Genome Decoding

These days, we often hear about scientists have decoded the genome of this or that species. ITMO.NEWS and Aleksey Komissarov, a researcher at ITMO’s , explain what DNA is, how it helps us study animal ancestry, and in what way DNA testing differs from genome research.

Picture of the Week: Test Fluid in a Decellularized Spinach Leaf

A decellularized, nearly-transparent spinach leaf is used as a model for testing thrombolytics. Such models of plant origin can become the alternative to the use of lab animals as test subjects.

Experience of Attending the BioPrint Workshop Remotely

Student of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology - Subhrajit Barua - shares his experience of Attending the BioPrint Workshop Remotely!

BioPrint Workshop Takes Place at ITMO University

Top scientists from Canada, Germany, China, and the US have discussed the future of bioprinting with students, who also were able to try 3D printing with their own hands.

Research Team from ITMO University, St. Petersburg State University, and Nova Southeastern University Is the First to Sequence the Genome of Moss Animals

Moss animals (Bryozoa) are a source of bryostatin, a promising material to be used in medicine. However, the genome of these species hasn’t been analyzed until now. The research has been published in Scientific Data.

SCAMT Scholarship winners are now announced

In total there are 32 winners: 1st degree - 9 students, 2nd degree - 10 students, 3rd degree -13 students! Congrats winners!

Battleships and Electrons: ITMO Student Develops a VR Game for Chemistry Students

The game gives players a chance to act as captains of space fleets and destroy all enemy ships. But to figure out the coordinates of the ships, they will have to remember the quantum numbers that describe the electrons in an atom.

SCAMT ITMO Researchers Develop Unique Printing Technology for ‘Invisible’ Images

This inkjet printing technology makes it possible to create a transparent protective image that can only be seen using polarized light – such as when using a smartphone screen.

SCAMT ITMO Scientists are on the Verge of Designing Pathogen-Based Drug Delivery Systems

Researchers have created drug delivery systems based on hollow calcium carbonate particles, resembling the E. coli K12 bacterium in shape. This approach may potentially allow further development of carriers that can be perceived by pathogens as their own cells, integrate into bacterial biofilms, and release a therapeutic agent in a controlled manner, when necessary.

New SCAMT Project: Citizen Science, Alternative Power Sources And Distributed Lab

ITMO’s SCAMT and Kuban State University (KubSU) launch a citizen science project Internet of Bacteria. Its goal is to collect data on bacteria that produce electric energy, and the soils these inhabit.

How and Why Do Scientists Create Nanorobots?

We can often read about nanorobots in various scientific articles. They are said to be one of the most promising tools to combat serious diseases. But what are nanorobots? In this article, Diana Markozashvili answers all your questions on the topic.

At-Home Lab Experiments: A Look at the Summer SCAMT Workshop Week 2020

41 students from nine Russian cities, including Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Astrakhan and Vladikavkaz, took part in this summer’s SCAMT Workshop Week, hosted by ITMO University’s ChemBio Cluster on July 6-12.

‘Free From Sulfates, Phosphates, and Parabens’: What Is Chemophobia and How Is It Tackled at ITMO

You may not have heard about chemophobia, but this fear of chemical substances is a vastly more widespread phenomenon than it may seem at first glance.

Members of laboratory «Applied Genomics» published an article in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Members of laboratory «Applied Genomics» published an article «Structural and genetic characterization of the colitose-containing O-specific polysaccharide from the lipopolysaccharide of Herbaspirillum frisingense GSF30T» in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

SCAMT ITMO Staff Visit University of Toronto as Part of Megagrant Research Project

The ongoing pandemic has made the academic community to put a lid on all forms of direct scientific contact such as conferences, internships, and exchanges. Two researchers from ITMO University got lucky: they were able to do an internship at the University of Toronto (Canada) mere weeks before the country closed its borders.