No matter how much an individual goes to the gym, his or her children will not be born bulging with muscles. However, some individual habits are in fact passed on to offspring, according to epigenetics. This discipline is revealing that our fate is not written in our DNA, but rather it depends on the environment and an individual’s lifestyle. Moreover, these influences can even be transmitted to offspring, a discovery which requires a revision of the very theory of Darwinian evolution.

MICHELE CANTAZARO | SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2010

For three days, the most renowned cancer experts from both sides of the Atlantic held an intense debate and exchange of knowledge during the International Week for Cancer Research, organized by the New York Association for Science (NYAS) and held in Barcelona's CosmoCaixa museum.

Jordi Montaner | 1 june 2010

The first research on the DNA of Tutankhamen and his family suggested he had malaria and that this disease could have led to his death, along with osteonecrosis. Similarly, the analysis confirms that his father was Akhenaton, the pharaoh who introduced the worship of the Sun God into Egypt however, the work has not cleared all the doubts about the young pharaoh.

Elena Ledda, Michele Catanzaro | 11 March 2010

Lecture in the auditorium of the Hospital de Bellvitge (Barcelona) last week. Absolutely full of biochemistry students, their teachers and some curious to hear what the still head of the Centre for Cancer Research (CNIO), Mariano Barbacid has at hand. His current challenge is genetically modified mice to mimic malignant tumours that are killing more and more humans; his new approach against cancers.

Ànnia Monreal | 2 March 2010