Researchers at IRB Barcelona manage to selectively eliminate cells that express the oncogene RAS, which is present in 30% of human cancers

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

5 years ago
cells, oncogene, cancers, IRB Barcelona

In a study published in Cell Reports,the scientists inhibited the capacity of RAS to block cell death, thus eliminating malignant tumours without affecting the development of organs. The results of th...

Mathematicians calculate the number of immune cells needed to thwart HIV progress

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

5 years ago
cells, HIV, infectious diseases, vaccinations

In the future, a model of this kind will enable scientists to carry out computer experiments for the development of vaccines and medicines for infectious diseases. The study, led by Russian researcher...

The importance of genome architecture for cell identity

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

5 years ago
genome, cell identity, cell-specific genome, cells

How cells acquire different identities has long fascinated biologists. During cell development and differentiation, environmental cues trigger signal transduction pathways that result in the activa...

New muscular disease: Myoglobinopathy

by IBEC - Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

5 years ago
Myoglobinopathy, muscular, cells, disturbance

An international collaboration led by IDIBELL identifies the first disease caused by a mutation in myoglobin

Cells communicate by changing their environment

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

6 years ago
extracellular matrix, tissues, cells, collagen matrix

Researchers at IBEC and MIT have shown that cells could use their environment to mechanically communicate with each other within tissues. It’s a bit like when an army cadet pulls some rope netting t...

Cells feel their environment to explore it

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

6 years ago
cells, groping, ligands

The way cells find their way around is by ‘groping’ rather than seeing their surroundings: this is the main conclusion of a study published in Nature last week involving several IBEC groups and th...

The CNAG-CRG leads a study that shows that cryopreserved material can be readily combined with conventional single cell sequencing methods

by Parc Científic de Barcelona

7 years ago
genomics, cells, tissue, cryopreservation

Researchers from the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG) have substantially broadened the applicability of single cell genomics by combining cell and tissue cryopreservation with workflo...

€7m project awarded to IBEC to develop therapeutic approaches for cancer and other diseases

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

7 years ago
MECHANOCONTROL, mechanical forces, cells

January 2017 sees the start of the largest European project ever coordinated at IBEC, Pere Roca-Cusachs’ MECHANOCONTROL, which aims to come up with new therapeutic or diagnostic approaches for cance...

'Blobs' inside cells could be key to neurodegenerative diseases

by Centre for Genomic Regulation

8 years ago
liquid doplets, cells, neurodegenerative diseases

Liquid droplets of molecules inside cells – similar to the blobs that form when oil and vinegar are mixed – could be behind neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s and motor neurone dis...

Identification of the mechanism by which cells interact with their milieu

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

8 years ago
cells, extracellular matrix

A new study published in e-Life and headed by Jordi Casanova and Sofía J. Araújo, both scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Instituto de Biología Molecula...

Shrinking technologies to dig deeper into the body’s secrets

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
Suspended Planar-Array chips, miniaturization, cells, molecular analyses

A team of scientists including IBEC researchers have developed a brand new technique that miniaturizes the way we study biomolecular interactions, allowing multiple analyses inside living cells for th...

Cells are liquids, but behave like solids

by Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya

8 years ago
cells, self-rheology

Scientists at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have revealed that, counter to previous understanding, the living cells in our bodies behave like solids rather than the liquids they...