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3D structure of the protein relaxase bound to a DNA fragment. The histidine residue that performs the DNA nicking, is shown in blue (bottom right) (Radoslaw Pluta, IRB Barcelon
Scientific - Published in PNAS
Researchers identify the component that allows a lethal type of bacteria to spread resistance to antibiotics
Gonzalo Fernández-Miranda, Project Leader and associate researcher with the Translational Control of Cell Cycle and Differentiation Lab. Image: CaixaImpulse.
Innovation
CaixaImpulse funds an IRB Barcelona immunotherapy project for head and neck cancers
The experiments have been carried out using Xenopus laevis oocytes, an animal model used by the laboratory to study fundamental processes involved in gene regulation. Image: microscopy, Eulàlia Belloc.
Scientific - Published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Towards a deeper understanding of genome regulation
Cross sections of wild type or TLK2 deficient embryos stained for the proliferative marker Ki67. Embryos lacking TLK2 (left) appear morphologically normal but developmentally delayed. (S. Segura-Bayona, IRB Barcelona)
Scientific - Published in Cell Death and Differentiation (Nature)
Researchers at IRB Barcelona discover a crucial gene involved in the development of the placenta
IRB Barcelona will host students for a research project on the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster).
Institutional
100 young students set to experience the Barcelona International Youth Science Challenge (BIYSC)
Glycogen (black particles) accumulates in large amounts in the muscle due to the absence of the protein glycogenin (Giorgia Testoni, IRB Barcelona)
Scientific - Published in Cell Metabolism
Excess muscle glycogen in mice impairs endurance exercise performance
The top and bottom of the image show how the Dpp concentration gradient affects the organisation of the wing structure of Drosophila melanogaster. In the centre, in the absence of Dpp, the wing does not grow. Image: Lara Barrio.
Scientific - Published in eLife
The Drosophila fly brings to light the role of morphogens in limb growth
BIST Board of Trustees meeting, today in Barcelona. Image: BIST.
Institutional
Gabriel M. Silberman appointed new General Director of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
IRB Barcelona's Innovation team strengthens ties with industry.
Innovation
IRB Barcelona presents its technology and capacities at the 2017 BIO International Convention

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