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The newspaper “Público” reports on the development of tiny DNA robots with the capacity to move and to generate chemical compounds. The objectives of these nano-robots include curing diseases inside the human body. Ramon Eritja, a group leader at IRB Barcelona devoted to research into molecular circuitry, appears among the experts cited.
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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).
