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Gran Dolina cave site, Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain). | Picture by José María Bermúdez de Castro, scientific Co-director of the excavations in Atapuerca and co-corresponding author on the paper.
20.04.2020

Scientists recover oldest ever human molecular evidence to date

Fish is a major source of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which are important for the developing fetus. | Picture by Shutterbug75 from Pixabay.
17.04.2020

Benefits of eating fish in moderation while pregnant outweigh risks for child

16.04.2020

Study of genetic oscillations of the segmentation clock sheds some light into a disease of the vertebrae

| Edited picture from the National Cancer Institute on Unsplash.
07.04.2020

On Covid-19 research at the PRBB

Increases in aridity such as those expected from climate change could dramatically alter and even endanger ecosystems in arid areas of our planet. | Picture by Parsing Eye from Unsplash.
06.04.2020

A global map of the planet’s desertification

It is revealed for the first time how neurons carry essential genetic code for their growth and movement, thus promoting the formation and storage of long-term memories. | Picture by Anita Jankovic from Unsplash.
03.04.2020

Closer to figuring out the molecular mechanisms responsible for creating memories

The IMIM research group studies tumor invasion and Snail's role in cell dedifferentiation.
30.03.2020

Designing inhibitors of tumor evolution to make cancer a chronic disease

25.03.2020

Towards the generation of blood stem cells in the laboratory

In Spain, around 41% of children aged 6 to 9 years were overweight and/or obese in 2015. | Picture by Kevin Gent from Unsplash.
24.03.2020

Childhood overweight trend shows a slight decrease, but increases in disadvantaged environments

A new study explains the evolution of virus-plant interactions in Mediterranean ecosystems by considering environmental fluctuations in each case. | Picture by Dengrz from Unsplash.
16.03.2020

Researchers model the role of the environment on the spread of viral infections in plants

12.03.2020

Analysing the Colon crypts

The BALSAC database contains the genealogical relationships that links five million individuals, the majority married in Quebec in the last four centuries. | Picture by David Anderson from Unsplash.
11.03.2020

Combining genetics with genealogy to identify the dead in unmarked graves

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