Discovery of a Protein Capable of Regulating DNA Repair During Sperm Formation

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

UAB researchers have discovered that the inhibition of a protein, called ATM, could foster the appearance of genetic anomalies during the process of spermatogenesis. The inhibition of this protein cou...

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Genetic 'editing' a new tool to fight inherited disease

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

Researchers at the Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, the Hospital Sant Joan de Deu and the IBEC have participated in a study, led by Dr. Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte of the Gene Expression Laboratory at Cal...

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Halladas las instrucciones del genoma para generar células de páncreas

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Este estudio, publicado en la revista Nature Cell Biology, permite identificar nuevas moléculas implicadas en la proliferación de estas células y abre nuevas vías para el desarrollo de la medicina...

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Discovery of an unexpected function of a protein linked to neurodegenerative diseases

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

A study done on fruit flies and published in Nature Communications reveals that the protein dDsk2, in addition to degrading proteins, also plays a key role in regulating gene expression

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Evidence of the importance of telomeres in plant stem cells

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

It presents the possibility of using plants to look for compounds capable of regulating the telomeres in animal cells that could be useful in the treatment of illnesses associated with ageing, includi...

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Mutaciones en el gen WDR35 causan una forma diferenciada del síndrome de Ellis-van Creveld

by CIBERER - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras

El síndrome de Ellis-van Creveld (EvC) es una patología que afecta al desarrollo y que combina anormalidades del esqueleto con defectos ectodérmicos en uñas y dientes y alteraciones cardiacas

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Study describes phenomenon of resistance to novel therapy for advanced lung cancer

by Vall d’Hebron

According to the Spanish Association Against Cancer, around 20,000 cases are diagnosed each year in Spain, representing 18.4% of all tumors in men - 18,000 cases - and 3.2% in women - 2,000 cases -.

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Discovered the sixth DNA's base?

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

More complex cells called eukaryotes such as the human body cells, also present the sixth DNA base. These studies suggest that algae, worms and flies possess mA and it acts to regulate the expression ...

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Climate change accelerates the evolution of invasive plant

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
  • 9 years ago

UAB and CREAF researchers have studies the simultaneous effect of the climate and fauna on the rapid evolution of an invasive plant species. The research has been published in Functional Ecology

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Gene expression is key to understanding differences between individuals and disease susceptibility

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project consortia, which includes scientists from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, have now published their results from their first pilot st...

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Engineering bacteria to design vaccines

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

MycoSynVac is a 8 M€ H2020 EU project coordinated by scientists at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona (Spain) and with participation of industrial and academic partners in The Netherland...

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Mice develop an addiction to chocolate

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  • 9 years ago

This study enables a new breakthrough in the understanding of food-induced behavioural disorders and understanding the neurobiological bases of these disorders, which could be new indicators to define...

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