Genome Archives - El·lipse

The CNAG-CRG participated in the Pan-Cancer genome project by sequencing about 100 samples of chronic lymphatic leukaemia.

06.03.2020

Ivo Gut (CNAG-CRG): “Pan-Cancer has been the world’s biggest cancer genome sequencing project”

The EGA (European Genome-Phenome Archive) is a kind of showcase for genomic studies worldwide. | Picture by Daniel von Appen from Unsplash.

27.01.2020

EGA: repository, distributor and science accelerator

Women have two copies of chromosome X, while men have one X and one Y. This little Y chromosome holds the key to why men have higher risk of cancer. Photo by Kate Whitley CC-BY.

17.01.2020

Six Y chromosome genes could explain men’s increased risk of cancer

Picture obtained by the NASA Hubble telescope. The new algorithm, designed by the Notredame laboratory, does for the genome the same as this telescope to the space.

13.12.2019

A Hubble telescope for our genes: a new algorithm compares almost 1.5 million DNA sequences

The IMIM organised a course on the latest advances on Immunotherapy. | Picture by Daniel Frank from Unsplash.

29.11.2019

Moving forward in immunotherapy research

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

The PRBB centers commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci with a visual installation at the Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica subway station.

24.07.2019

“Leonardo da Vinci at the PRBB”, a mural decoration in the metro

12.07.2019

Cancer, 3D genes, modulation of the skin microbiome and genetics of methylmercury susceptibility

The DNA is packed in the cell nucleus, like wool balls, following a specific 3D organisation. Photo by Paul Hanaoka on Unsplash.

29.04.2019

Genigma: citizen science to decode the cancer genome

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

Ideogram of human chromosomes on top of a software code. Images Wikipedia Commons, Libreshot.

04.02.2019

The hidden information in the human genome: from function to evolution