[Programmed death of the eukaryote cells].

The authors review literary and own data on programmed death of cells (PDC) in animals and plants, molecular mechanisms of apoptosis in animals, and key PDC regulating genes.

[Gene pool of the population of Ukraine: Current state and new approaches to maintenance and conservation].

Defense and conservation of the Ukraine Population genofond are the most topical problem of nowadays. Stating of the criteria of population genofond status valuation, revealing all the damaging factors and applying of scientific methods of modern genetics are necessary for the development of theoretical and methodological bases of this problem. The authors try to analyze in detail negative factors causing damage in genofond of the Ukraine population, to forecast the dynamics of further development of ecological-genetic situation in the Ukraine, to analyze new approaches to the problem of genofond defense and conservation, as well as estimation of possible consequences caused by changes in population genofond.

[Evaluation of gene protective effects of some natural anti-mutation substance].

Antimutation activity of some bee products was evaluated with a battery of test-systems. Tablets of apilac prepared out of queen bee milk did not demonstrate gene-protective effects in Ames' test. Other bee products, i.

[The antimutagenic action of apiculture products].

Using the battery of test-systems, we studied the possible antimutagenic activity of some products of apiculture. It is established that apilak-preparation made on the basis of queen bee milk didn't show gene-protective abilities in Ames test. The rest products of apiculture: propolis, beebread, honey preparations N1 and N2, and queen bee milk manifested to some degree their ability to decrease the mutagenic effects of some chemical and physical mutagens.

[Characteristics of digital and palmar dermatoglyphics in people of different ages living in the territory of the Ukrainian Polesie].

Examination of dermatoglyphs in people aged 50-103 living in the territory of the Ukrainian Polesie has revealed age differences in some indices of dermatoglyphics: total crest count, palmar angle, character of the cutaneous pattern of fingers. It assumed that these differences have arisen as a consequence of selection of persons characterized by high reliability of the genotype functioning. The data obtained permit supposing that it is possible to use dermatoglyphics for determining hereditary predisposition of people to longevity.