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A new molecular mechanism that can regenerate tissue has been identified

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Diari de Girona has published a column on a new mechanism involved in tissue regeneration, discovered recently. The study, published in PLOS Genetics, was conducted by the Department of Genetics at the University of Barcelona in collaboration with the group led by Marco Milán, ICREA researcher and leader of the Development and Growth Control Laboratory group at IRB Barcelona. This new mechanism is a significant advance in understanding how tissue regeneration works, and indicates that antioxidants may have a negative effect during the early stages of this process.

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The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) pursues a society free of disease. To this end, it conducts multidisciplinary research of excellence to cure cancer and other diseases linked to ageing. It establishes technology transfer agreements with the pharmaceutical industry and major hospitals to bring research results closer to society, and organises a range of science outreach activities to engage the public in an open dialogue. IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 researchers and more than 30 nationalities. Recognised as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence since 2011, IRB Barcelona is a CERCA centre and member of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST).