BCN, 20 June, 2019.- «AA_WSL01» is written in blue on an inconspicuous fir tree in the «Rameren» forest in Birmensdorf near Zurich. The DNA for the first sequenced silver fir genome – the complete genetic material – was obtained from its seeds and needles. Worldwide, silver fir is only the sixth...

BCN, 4 June, 2019.- Although the knowledge we have about human cells and tissues has steadily increased over recent decades, many things remain unknown. For instance, cells exist in transient, dynamic states and understanding them is fundamental to decipher diseases and find cures. Classic...

BCN, 3 June, 2019.- An international study led by Andreas Meyerhans of the Infection Biology Group at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and with participation of Anna Esteve -first co-author of the paper- and Simon Heath from the Functional Genomics team at CNAG-CRG, shows a communication axis that is...

BCN, 26 April, 2019.- A new international study led by David Comas, principal investigator at UPF and at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE:  CSIC-UPF), demonstrates for the first time using artificial intelligence that African populations hybridized with other extinct humans. The study is...

BCN, 25 March 2019.- The European Advanced infraStructure for Innovative Genomics (EASI-Genomics), a project funded under the European Union’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020, will provide researchers free-of-charge access to cutting-edge European genomics facilities. EASI-Genomics...

BCN, 13 March, 2019.- As the European Commssion (EC) announced last Tuesday, 5th March, the LifeTime initiative will be supported with one million euros for one year from 1 March 2019. The funding is an incentive for the international...