Scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and CSIC report on the formation of the small-diameter respiratory tubes of the fly Drosophila, a process that resembles the development of the finest blood vessels, the capillaries, in mammals.
A 1-h programme about biomedical science in Catalonia, with a special emphasis on Barcelona. The programme involves scientists from three leading centres in Catalonia, among these the director of IRB Barcelona, Joan J. Guinovart, and researchers in Jordi Casanova’s lab.
The study provides further insight into how cells divide to form the wing during the embryonic development of the fly Drosophila.
In a report entitled “Una mosca model per a la medicina” (The fly, a model for medicine), the programme “El Medi Ambient” (The environment) explains why Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as the fruit fly or vinegar fly, is a useful tool for advancing our knowledge of human diseases such as cancer. The IRB Barcelona researchers, Jordi Casanova and Cayetano González, take part in the report.
An IRB Barcelona research team discovers the mechanism that favours the correct separation of germ cells –future ovules and sperm-, from the rest of the cells during embryonic development.
Scientific dissemination article about developmental biology and morphogenesis written by researchers Jordi Casanova and Marco Milán and published in "EL PAIS".
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