A study led by the UAB reveals that climate change is increasing the natural acidification of the headwaters of Pyrenean rivers at an alarming rate. The process is expanding and the increase of potentially toxic compounds could affect the quality of hydrological resources at medium and lower elevations. Read more
An international research with the involvement of the UAB demonstrates that the presence of a bacterial virus of the human microbiota, called crAssphage, is commonly found in the wastewaters of one-third of the world's countries, albeit with genetic variations depending to their geographic origin. The study was published in Nature Microbiology. Read more
A study led by the UAB and the CNAG-CRG reveals the three-dimensional genomic structure of male germ cells and how this structure determines their function. Published in Cell Reports, it represents a significant advance in our understanding of how the dynamics of insulator proteins and transcriptional activity are coupled during the 3D genome re-organisation that takes place during the formation of male germ cells. Read more
An ICTA-UAB study analyses the distribution and accumulation of microplastics from one of the main rivers of the western Mediterranean. Results show that the deltas and estuaries are important sink areas for microplastics. Read more
A group of physicists have led a research which synchronized for the first time a couple of optomechanical oscillators. This work sets a solid basis for producing reconfigurable networks of such oscillators, with potential applications in neuromorphic computing. Read more
Researchers from the Department of Antiquity and Middle Age Studies are at the end of an archaeological survey in one of the most emblematic areas of Egypt, the Saqqara Desert. The mission is characterised as a “rescue campaign”, given that the site has been plundered on several occasions. Read more
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This article reflects on what use is given to drugs and considers what strategies could be used to avoid their serious adverse reactions. Read more
