Day: September 18, 2017

American scientists showed that disabling the gene that encodes the enzyme phosphatidic acid phosphatase, increases the risk of developing not only obesity, but also cancer and diabetes. A study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, reports Rutgers University (USA). As a model organism experts were used in the experiments Baker’s yeast. Remove from fungi encoding gene phosphatase phosphatidic acid, leads to accumulation of phosphatidic acid, resulting in cells produced more membrane lipids than is necessary. The findings obtained in experiments with yeast, just and for the people. “Excess production of membranes allows cells to grow uncontrollably, which is a symptom of a disease resembling cancer,” said co-author Gil-soo Han. Currently, experts are trying to understand the structure and function of the phosphatidic acid phosphatase, and also learn to control her production. One of the simplest ways that experts call a balanced diet. Previously, scientists knew that disabling the gene

Capital shopping center “atrium”, “European” and “metropolis” were evacuated after an anonymous call. According to the AGN “Moscow”, unknown on the phone warned about the threat of explosion at these facilities. In particular, from the shopping center “metropolis” withdrawn more than two thousand people. Also the target of the telephone terrorist has become one of the shops network “Magnit”. He did not mention the address of the object, the police began checking the buildings in which are located the outlets, said “Interfax”. Earlier on 18 September, law enforcement authorities evacuated more than 600 people from nine district councils, prefectures and office building in Moscow because of an anonymous message about the bomb threats. In particular, we are talking about the Prefecture South-Western administrative district on the Sevastopol prospectus, the government of the Koptevo district on ulitsa Zoi I Aleksandra Kosmodem’yanskikh, as well as the Prefecture of the Western administrative district

The Russian Embassy in Germany has sent in edition”.ru” letter, which clarified the fate of a Russian citizen who fled to Germany because of persecution on the grounds of hatred towards homosexuals. September 15 online edition published an article “I Saw a Chechen and understood — will be humiliated”, in which he spoke about the difficulties faced by a man. Representatives of the Russian diplomatic mission reported that mentioned in the text, the citizen has received from the Russian General Consulate in Munich the official answer according to the provided address. “He, in particular, transmitted a list of English speaking lawyers, assisting in such situations, including on a grant applicant’s basis”, — the document says. The Embassy noted that the situation described by the Russians, “the subject of the proceedings of the German police, in which the diplomatic mission has no right to interfere, but has the right to monitor