April 19, 2019
Young Ukrainian scientist invents a cheaper vitamin D test
Anna Mazanova of the Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Ukraine has created a test to measure vitamin D levels in animals and humans. It’s comparable in quality to foreign tests but much cheaper....
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April 9, 2019
Kombucha: The Microbial Astronaut
In 2014-2016, a Ukrainian ecotype of kombucha spent more than two years in space as part of the European Space Agency’s BIOlogy and Mars Experiment (BIOMEX). Read more about this remarkable ‘Microbial Astronaut’ in an article by Dr. Natalia Kozyrovska,...
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April 2, 2019
Sumy scientist invents environmentally friendly packaging
Dmytro Bidiuk, an inventor from the Ukrainian city of Sumy, created packaging for food products that does not harm the environment and plans to launch full production this year. Dmytro Bidiuk, from the Sumy National Agrarian University in northeasten Ukraine,...
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September 14, 2018
Can Bioinformatics be a Gateway for a Biotech Surge in Ukraine?
As part of its Biotechnology Initiative, the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF) will be supporting the single-cell RNABIO & organoids conference and workshops to be held at Unit.City innovation park in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 28-30. This important gathering of researchers will focus on single-cell RNA sequencing, a breakthrough technology,...
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