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The last issue of the journal Química e Industria, produced by the Asociación Nacional de Químicas de España y del Consejo General de Químicos, reports on work recently published in Science by IRB Barcelona researcher Cayetano González. This study demonstrates that some brain tumours mimic gene expression patterns of germline cells. This finding paves the way for the development of new treatments against this kind of cancer.
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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).
