When we make a new friend or become part of a group it is because we experience some kind of affinity toward these people. It appears that this affinity could be mediated by the action of our genes, according to a study published in the journal PNAS by scientists at the University of California at San Diego

XAVIER PUJOL GEBELLÍ | JANUARY 21st, 2011

Companies sell genetic tests online that promise consumers the opportunity to know and understand their very own DNA. In practice, this translates into estimates of risk for a number of diseases, an uncertain and thorny issue that falls squarely within the medical field and requires regulation by health authorities. Regulatory agencies, with the U.S.’s Food and Drug Administration in the lead, have begun to take action.

GONZALO CASINO | SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2010

The recent creation of a synthetic chromosome by Craig Venter, a great promoter of this line of synthetic biology, has unleashed interpretations in the media that verge on sensationalist. Science has, in this case, performed a disservice to the public.

Alicia Rivera | 1 june 2010

Personalized cancer therapy is advertised as one of the great challenges for the future of medicine. However, although this goal is widely held throughout the cancer research community, nothing indicates that the task will be easy or that it will yield results soon. According to experts, the progress is still very limited, and the definition of "personalized medicine" must undergo continuous revisions as it progresses.

Xavier Pujol Gebellí | 27 may 2010