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Spanish scientists identify a new gene for autophagy, a process related to cancer and ageing

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AstraZéneca, a leading company in drug research and development, informs about news from IRB Barcelona on a new gene that participates in autophagy. The researchers, led by senior professor of the University of Barcelona at IRB Barcelona, Antonio Zorzano, have published the study in EMBO Reports.

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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).