<p>Figure showing the binding of a nanobody derived from alpaca to the EGF protein. The scientists demonstrate the high affinity and selectivity of a family of nanobodies for EGF, target of interest for the treatment of cancer (S Guardiola, IRB Barcelona)</p>
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    The immune system of the alpaca reveals a potential treatment for cancer
    Published in Angewandte Chemie
    <p>Drosophila epithelium subjected to chromosomal instability (CIN): cells start invading the neighbouring tissues. Magenta labels the nuclei of all the epithelium while green labels the membranes of cells subjected to CIN (L Barrio, IRB Barcelona)</p>
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    A study using Drosophila sheds light on the metastatic behaviour of human tumours
    Published in Developmental Cell
    <p>Raúl Méndez and Eulàlia Belloc from the Translational Control of Cell Cycle and Differentiation Lab at IRB Barcelona</p>
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    Discovery of a key protein involved in the development of autism
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