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Image: BIST.
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Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) Founding Conference
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Raúl Méndez: "Our modified virus only destroys cancer cells"
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A future frataxin replacement therapy for the brain
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"Thanks to research, cancer mortality rate declines 1% each year"
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IRB Barcelona's research project on colon cancer has received AECC funding for five years
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IRB Barcelona's European research into cancer
Left, atomic structure of RNA polymerase I in its inactive form - homodimer; Right, atomic structure of RNA polymerase I in its active form -heterodimer with Rrn3-. (Carlos Fernández-Tornero CIB/CSIC and Oriol Gallego, IRB Barcelona)
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Scientists discover one of the mechanisms by which cells grow
The image shows tumour cells infected by the virus, which expresses a fluorescent protein. Over the days (in the image fifth day), the virus multiplies, generating new virions that infect more cancer cells (IDIBAPS, IRB Barcelona)
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‘Virus used by scientists to attack tumor cells’
After chemotherapy, quiescent cells change their behaviour​, become active​ ​and regenerate all cell types in the intestine (in green). (F Barriga, IRB Barcelona)
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New type of stem cells discovered by IRB Barcelona