DNA Archives - El·lipse

Abeoforma whisleri is a single-celled marine protist important in scientific research to understand the origins of animals. A. whisleri cells were transformed with plasmid DNA encoding a fluorescence protein to label the A. whisleri nuclei in green, enabling an experimental model systems team to better study the life cycle of this organism. | Picture by Sebastian. R Najle and Elena Casacuberta.

27.04.2020

Researchers develop a set of genetic tools to study the origin of animals

Both modern and ancient DNA analysis shows a clear separation of Basques, Gascons and Bretons from the rest of French populations. | Picture by slon_dot_pics from Pexels.

24.04.2020

Insights into the genetic history of France

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

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

PARP inhibitors are considered a potential treatment for cancer. | Picture by National Cancer Institute from Unsplash.

24.02.2020

Designing PARP-specific inhibitors would enhance their effectiveness against cancer

In this book, the researcher Carles Lalueza-Fox brings us the possibility of 'reviving' extinct species, such as mammoths. | Picture from Pixabay.

19.12.2019

“De-extinctions”, a book by Carles Lalueza-Fox

STARTS Residencies initiative believes in the convergence between science and art, supporting artistic residences that contribute to scientific projects.

18.11.2019

Patterns in fashion and science: DNA replication in fabrics

A portrait of a 80,000 year old Denisovan girl, recreated solely from molecular data. Art by Maayan visuals.

10.10.2019

The oldest portrait

The group at IMIM have discovered a key piece to treat metastatic, chemotherapy resistant tumours. Photo by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplash.

01.10.2019

A key piece discovered that would allow treating the most aggressive cancers

22.07.2019

New butterfly species with a pattern “invisible” to the human eye

How we are is not just determined by our genes. The environment and epigenetics play crucial roles. Image by Patrick Neufelder in Pixabay.

10.04.2019

Epigenetics, beyond the genes

Skeleton found in La Braña (León). He is one of two brothers found in the same site, the oldest siblings that have been detected genetically. Photo by Julio Manuel Vidal Encinas.

15.03.2019

Reconstructing the genetic map of the last 8,000 years in the Iberian Peninsula