Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of organisms to change their phenotype according to the environment. While plasticity is important to cope with environmental changes, it may also be costly and be lost during evolution in a constant, non-challenging environment. In this study, we analyzed...
Inorganic arsenic is a carcinogen in humans, that is, it causes or favours the development of cancer, and it does so though multiple mechanisms of action. This doctoral thesishas studied specifically the...
World Mental Health Day is held annually on the 10th of October, to raise awareness and inform on mental health issues and win support. At the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the group of researchers that make up the CORE-Mental Health network are...
Researchers of the Nanobiology Unit from the UAB Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, led by Antonio Villaverde, have produced an alternative to the use of viruses in gene therapy.The researchers synthesised nanoparticles which act as artificial...
The Institute of Neurosciences of the UAB investigates several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Since its creation, the institute has made important contributions to basic and clinical research,...
Choosing whom to mate with is one of the most important decisions for any living organism, especially for females, for whom the costs of reproduction are generally higher. The classical models of female mate choice evolution assume that their preferences are genetically innate and...
ESTEVE has announced the signing of two agreements that will enable it to progress the development of its gene therapeutic for the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA (MPSIIIA or Sanfilippo A Syndrome) and begin a...
A genetic study of influenza virus circulating in pigs in the north-east of Spain during the period 2006-2007 reveals their belonging to three family subtypes of influenza virus. Most were genetically related to other European strains, indicating...
