The principal investigator at IBE and CNAG, as well as an ICREA researcher and professor in the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) at UPF, joins the Natural Sciences section of the...

- The new partnership, championed by the European Union under Horizon Europe and Members States, is led by the National Institute of Health and Medical...

- The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) Pilot Project unites more than 200 researchers from across Europe to produce reference genomes for 98 species, establishing the basis for generating high-quality DNA maps at scale. - The Centro Nacional de...

In Spain, discussing endangered animals invariably leads to conversations about the Iberian lynx. This exceptionally unique endemic species, until recently exclusive to Andalusia, numbered fewer than 100 individuals—until now....

Biodiversity loss is one of the most alarming threads the planet faces. Degraded habitats, overexploited resources, climate crisis and invasive species are some of the factors that threaten the richness and variety of living species. The rapid and progressive disappearance of organisms — some...

- Scientists have discovered fossils of ancient chromosomes - The remains were found in skin from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth - Fossil chromosomes are much larger than previously-known types of ancient DNA - Their discovery makes it possible to assemble the genomes of extinct species - Fossil...