Researchers in the Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering are coordinating an EU LIFE Programme to explore the possibility of generating energy from the treatment of urban wastewater. This is the first project in this programme to...
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...
A multidisciplinary international team of scientists have published a study in Virology Journal revisiting the taxonomic classification of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), one of the major pathogens affecting the pig industry...
Autoimmune processes develop when T lymphocytes mistake the body’s own molecules for foreign ones. The thymus is the organ of the immune system where lymphocytes mature and learn to recognise the body’s own...
Cocaine dependence is often accompanied by personality disorders, one of whose essential features is the poor quality of interpersonal relationships. This research used functional magnetic...
Agnès Hubert, French economist, political scientist and journalist, has worked for many years in the European Commission on gender equality and social matters. She has come to the UAB to take part...
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the main cause of preventable non-genetic mental retardation. Until today the diagnosis of alcohol exposure has been based on questionnaires and biomarkers of alcohol consumption. It is important to...
UAB's researchers have found a bacterium that can help to clean up contaminated waters. After three years’ research, they have shown these bacteria's capacity to transform some of organochlorine compounds that are frequently found in aquifers into harmless products.
Chinese tourism, which is noted for its sustained growth and spending power, is discovering Spain. These tourists are not interested in the sun and sand product, and their culture, customs and language are very different from Spain’s. The...
Kabuno bay, located in the north of Lake Kivu, in the heart of Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) offers a glimpse into the early oceans, showing how...
