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Deciphering how bacterial cellulose promotes plant tissue regeneration
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These sponges hide secrets that could improve new generation of computers and optical fiber

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“Glass sponges” have silica-based skeletal elements with an astonishing behavior: their spicules behave better than any current optical fiber. Scientists from the CEAB-CSIC are involved in an international research to understand the properties that would explain the optical properties of these sponges and to apply in the future generation of computers and optical fiber.

Unveiling the role of histone H1 protein as a genome stabilizer

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Scientists at the Barcelona Molecular Biology Institute of the CSIC research to unveil the secrets of heterochromatin, the most silenced part of the human genome. Factors related to its regulation or misregulation can be involved in growing, development and diseases. Two recent works unveil the essential role of one of these factors, the intriguing histone H1.

Nanogenerator that stimulates living cells developed

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The nanogenerator creates a small electric field surrounding the cell without any external power source The development, led by the IMB-CNM and the UAB, is aimed at developing electrical stimulation therapies at cellular scale.

Three European projects focused on the study of marine sponges

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Marine sponges and the deepest oceanic ecosystems are a source of molecules with potential biomedical uses. Three European projects are aimed at developing genomic tools to use them as a resource in a sustainable way avoiding therefore over-exploitation.

The search strategy of T-cells can inspire technology

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Search strategies of living organisms or cells can help to develop of technology aimed at rescuing people, locating animals or detecting pathogens, among others. At the Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) scientists work in this research field. In a recent work, they have studied the search strategy of T-cells to find pathogens.

Novedades en la ley española de patentes

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Este mes de abril hay cambios relevantes en la ley española de patentes. La nueva norma, que reemplaza la de 1986, pondrá a España al mismo nivel que los países de su entorno. Entre los cambios más relevantes está la supresión de la admisión de patentes por el procedimiento de concesión sin examen previo, lo que reforzará la seguridad jurídica de los titulares.

Transgenic plants to produce drugs against malaria

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A gene of the Artemisia annua plant doubles the production of artemisinin. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the standard treatment for malaria worldwide, endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The discovery represents an important step towards reducing artemisinin production costs.

New genome engineering technique for biomedical purposes

Projects
A new technique, developed by scientists from several public research institutions, improves the Transcription Activator-like Effector Nucleases (TALENs) strategy. Two biotech companies will develop the applications.

Device to cut biological tissues in three-dimensions

Technological offers
Scientists at the CSIC and at the Polytechnic University of Valencia have developed a system that enables cutting biological tissues in curved forms. The system is composed of a software and an accessory for being attached to the standard tool. The device offers a totally new approximation to the structural and functional studies of biological tissues.

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