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The online newspaper El Día echoes recent findings on the origins of colorectal cancer by scientists led by the researcher Eduard Batlle at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona). The results, published in the latest issue of Cell Stem Cell, reveal the close relation between cell renewal by stem cells in the intestine and cancer. This breakthrough opens up new perspectives for the diagnosis and prognosis of colorectal cancer.
About IRB Barcelona
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).
