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Researchers discover how healthy cells help colon cancer to spread

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The newspaper ABC dedicates a full page to the results on colon cancer metastasis obtained by Eduard Batlle's laboratory. ABC illustrates the findings with graphics on how cancerous colon cells intitiate metastasis.

The results of their study have appeared in numerous other media, including television and radio.

Selected articles:

PDF ABC

PDF La Vanguardia

PDF El País

PDF El Punt AVUI

PDF El Pueblo Vasco

PDF Diario Montañés

PDF Diari de Girona

PDF Segre

PDF 20 Minutos

PDF Regió 7

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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).