Researchers at Barcelona’s Institute for Biomedical Research have, for the first time, sequenced the three-dimensional structure of a carrier protein, a variant of Adic ( N101A), which plays a key role in cellular transport. This knowledge promises to help advance the treatment of various diseases

STAFF | February 24th, 2011

The ZRF1 gene plays a key role in the activation of genes related to the cell destination of stem cells, according to a study published in Nature by a team led by researchers at Barcelona’s Center for Genomic Regulation

STAFF | DECEMBER 23RD, 2010

Scientists at Barcelona’s Institute for Biomedical Research and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center have identified 200 new interactions between proteins that could be linked to Alzheimer's. The new found molecular and functional data could help improve future treatments

STAFF | DECEMBER 17th, 2010

A study by the Gene Expression and Cancer research group of the Vall d'Hebron Oncology Institute (VHIO) in Barcelona has identified genetic markers that indicate which cells are responsible for a tumor’s onset and recurrence. The possession of this information is useful in determining what treatments do or do not eliminate these cells

STAFF | DECEMBER 14TH, 2010