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3D structure of the protein relaxase bound to a DNA fragment. The histidine residue that performs the DNA nicking, is shown in blue (bottom right) (Radoslaw Pluta, IRB Barcelon
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Resistance to antibiotics
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Aznar Benitah: “There is a correlation between dietary fat and the metastatic capacity of cancer”
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Pursuing new frontiers in colon cancer research
The IRB Barcelona group leader will focus on the genomes of hypermutated tumours to detect cancer vulnerabilities
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A Croatian scientist receives 1.5 million euros for research on tumours
In February 2018, Supek will start a five-year project called “HYPER-INSIGHT”, which has received 1.5 M€ of funding
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Europe finances a genome-sequencing project on hypermutated tumours
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Helena González-Burón
Drosophila polytene chromosome. In yellow, the chromocenter region where heterochromatin is accumulated. Image: Jordi Bernués, IRB Barcelona.
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What is the most important protein of the genome?
DNA damage accumulation (in green) in old mice skin (Guiomar Solanas and Francisca Peixoto, IRB Barcelona)
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"Link between biological clock and ageing revealed"
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A low-calorie diet could slow down aging by "rejuvenating the biological clock"