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Professor of Endocrinology in the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences at Pompeu Fabra University, Emeritus Head of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Service at Hospital del Mar in Barcelona and President of the Advisory Council on Diabetes in Catalonia of the Generalitat de Catalunya
ICREA research professor senior and researcher in Bioengineering Systems-MELIS at Pompeu Fabra University
Postdoctoral researcher at the Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC- Universitat Pompeu Fabra).
Ramón y Cajal Researcher at the Law & Philosophy Group of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and member of the scientific council of the Center for Animal Ethics of the UPF
Professor of Public Health in the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) at Pompeu Fabra University, researcher at the Centre for Occupational Health Research (CISAL) at IMIM-PSMar, and scientific director of the Ibero-American Observatory on Occupational Safety and Health
Author of a PhD thesis on rhythm cognition in humans and rats, research support technician in the Language & Comparative Cognition group, Centre for Brain and Cognition
Director of the Master's in Scientific, Medical, and Environmental Communication, and of the Center for Studies in Science, Communication, and Society at UPF Barcelona School of Management
Professor of Systems Biology at the Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona
Researcher at ISGlobal and Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona
ICREA professor, researcher at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), director of the Transcriptomics of Vertebrate Development and Evolution group at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona.
A team of scientists led by the Catholic University of America in Washington has designed new artificial vectors based on viruses to improve gene therapy processes. The main novelty is that they are constructed from viruses that infect bacteria. Among other advantages, this would make it possible to avoid the possible memory of our defences against them and have a greater capacity. According to the authors, who publish their results in the journal Nature Communications, these nanoparticles "have the potential to transform gene therapies and personalised medicine".
Chinese researchers have succeeded in developing macaque embryo-like structures from embryonic stem cells. They have also managed to implant them in the uterus of female macaque monkeys and develop a hormonal response similar to that of a gestation, although they have only survived for about a week. According to the authors, whose research is published in Cell Stem Cell, these models could be used to improve our understanding of embryonic development and to investigate the causes of some early miscarriages.
Research published in Nature shows the creation of synthetic mouse embryos derived from stem cells. The embryo model copies the stages of natural rodent embryo development that take place up to day 8.5 after fertilisation and includes regions of the brain, a neural tube and a structure similar to a beating heart.
Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world. New work published in Science reveals that it significantly impairs the ability of bumblebees to maintain the temperature of their hive, a hitherto unsuspected effect that may lead to the decline of this already endangered species, which is essential for pollination.
Whole genome analysis of more than 12,000 tumors has identified new patterns of mutations associated with specific cancers. These combinations generate specific mutational signatures, the study of which provides information on environmental factors causing the mutations. The work is published in Science.