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The “News and Views” section of the latest issue of the journal Nature Chemistry reports on the most recent study by Xavier Salvatella ICREA researcher at IRB Barcelona, which was published in June’s Edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS). In this study Salvatella and collaborators examine the orchestrated movement of atoms that form proteins, an essential process for the correct development of protein function in organisms.
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).
