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The newspaper Diario Médico devoted a long article to the latest work by Cayetano González's laboratory published in the prestigious journal Science. "The results show that these tumors mimic gene expression patterns characteristic of germ cells", said Ana Janic, first author of the study and a PhD in the laboratory headed by Gonzalez. The study opens the door to the development of new treatments against this kind of cancers.
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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).
