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The scientific news website Materia echoes research on a gene related to the internal clock of organisms. The journalist questions IRB researcher Salvador Aznar Benitah about this discovery. Aznar Benitah studies the circadian rhythms of skin stem cells and how these modulate their activity in function of whether it is day or night in order to ensure protection against ultraviolet radiation.
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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).
