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Scientists shed light on how cells with an incorrect number of chromosomes lead to tumour development

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The health-specialized site Jano.es has dedicated an article to a new study published in Developmental Cell by Marco Milán, ICREA researcher and leader of the Development and Growth Control Laboratory at IRB Barcelona. The paper explains how protective cellular mechanisms triggered by aneuploidy could cause tumours.

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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).