The boundaries between research in one scientific field and another are often blurry, as highlighted in the symposium “Frontiers in Biology.” One example is the use of the electron microscope, which has now entered the field of epigenetics and furthered the study of DNA packaging

STAFF | MARCH 9TH, 2011

Isabelle Vernos, ICREA researcher at Barcelona’s Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) has been named to the scientific committee of the European Research Council (ERC) along with six other new members

STAFF | JANUARY 18TH, 2011

Researchers have defined the key factors that determine whether a species will survive or not in a new ecosystem and indicate that the suitability of the climate, in many cases local microclimates created by human activity, is the main factor that determines its survival

STAFF | JANUARY 5TH, 2011

The Evolution of Hominids and Other Primates Studies group at the University of Barcelona keeps a blog where it presents its research results

A study by researchers at the Barcelona’s Bellvitge Institute of Biomedical Research (Idibell) is the most often cited work in the category of Biology, according to the latest Science Watch rankings for the months of November and December produced by the news agency Thomson Reuters

STAFF | DECEMBER 27TH, 2010

Once reintroduced to the Vall d'Aran and neighboring areas in the 1990's, these newcomer brown bears have not stopped reproducing in the Pyrenees. But how many individuals are needed to meet the minimum for a viable population? Eighty to 200, according to experts, a goal far above today’s numbers.

JORDI MONTANER

Barcelona’s Natural History Museum does not have large dinosaurs skeletons, so to find a place on the world museum map, the city must find new ways to innovate to draw interest to its science museums. The Natural History Museum of Barcelona is preparing its new building with a large permanent exhibition focusing on Gaia, a cutting-edge idea that promises to reinvigorate the institution.

ÀMNIA MONREAL | OCTOBER 1ST, 2010

Chemistry is found everywhere, but also due its ubiquity its image is often blurred. Its future advances will hinge on its relationship with other disciplines, experts say. Ever since James Watson, discoverer of DNA’s double helix structure, said "Life is just a matter of chemistry," the study of the structure and characteristics of substances has entered fully into biology just as “green chemistry” has erupted into the arena of the creation of compounds. These are just two examples of where the field of chemistry is heading, according to experts.

MALÉN RUIZ DE ELVIRA | AUGUST 3, 2010

The part of the brain located in the posterior parietal cortex is called the ventral intraparietal area, and its discovery will help to understand the human body’s episodes of disorientation.

Staff | June 24, 2010

Advances in human stem cell research and their applications to so-called regenerative medicine are going slower than expected, although significant progress has been made, says a new report on the subject by the European Science Foundation. The report recommends, among other things, the continued public support for this research and the clarification of the legal landscape with respect to patents.

Malén Ruiz de Elvira | 6 de julio de 2010

A child’s capacity for wonder and surprise before the world around us is a point of departure for the work of many science professionals. Alex Kacelnik, a renowned ecologist specialized in animal behavior who recently spent a few days in Barcelona at the Department of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Pompeu Fabra (UPF), observes nature with this childlike humility because, he says, humans are not the center of the universe.

Ànnia Monreal | 1 july 2010

The Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron (VHIR) has signed a strategic agreement with the company TcLand Expression to develop new biomarkers to predict response to treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). As a result of this agreement, TcLand Expression will ensure exclusive global access to the intellectual property of VHIR regarding biomarkers that predicts the response to TNF blockers for Rheumatoid Arthritis.

30 june 2010

On 10-11 June Hotel Campus will host the first meeting of the International Medical Research Association (IMRA), with members of UAB and eight research institutions of South Korea. The association was created in 2009 and will allow members to collaborate in high-tech medical research projects in the fields of neurology, biology and regenerative medicine. They will carry out joint research projects, exchange information and researchers and meet periodically at reunions such as the one taking place in Bellaterra.

About 220 researchers shared their research results at the Third Symposium on Bioengineering and Nanomedicine held on June 1-2 in Barcelona. During two intense days, leading international scientists have shared knowledge with young researchers in Catalonia, many of whom took advantage of the opportunity to establish professional contacts and to promote their work.

Octavi Planells, Clara Cardona | 3 june de 2010

A group of researchers at the Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, part of the Spanish National Research Council (acronym CSIC in Spanish), at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and the Jacques Monod Institute of the CNRS (France) have made new findings that would explain how the development of the microtubule network inside embryonic cells is regulated. The study has just been published in the last issue of the journal ‘Developmental Cell’, part of the Cell group.

1 june 2010