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Jordi Casanova from IRB Barcelona wrote an opinion article in EMBO Journal.
The author highlights that scientists should be aware of the limitations of models and categories.
Jordi Casanova, head of the Development and Morphogenesis in Drosophila Lab at IRB Barcelona and professor at CSIC, has published an opinion article in EMBO Reports entitled "Biology, a science of greys". The author says that models and categories are useful tools for research in biology but do not necessarily represent reality. The author believes that, to better understand the complexity of life and avoid meaningless controversies, scientists should be more aware of the limitations of such models and categories.
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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).
