A new advance in genomics research will allow for a better understanding of cellular and molecular life in oceans. In this case, the analysis focuses on the marine bacterium Polaribacter sp. MED152, a microorganism widely found in oceans which has survived in carbon-deficient environments and cannot always find...
At the laboratory of Bacterial Molecular Genetics, from the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine of the UAB, researchers have studied which existing mechanisms of genetic regulation allow some bacteria to retain the ability to develop under...
During meiosis, errors in chromosome segregation lead to aneuploid gametes (with an erroneous number of chromosomes) which might result in male infertility, spontaneous abortions or affected offspring. This work describes for the first time in human spermatogenesis the...
In the field of in vitro fertilisation, the oocytes used can be either fresh or cryopreserved. The advantages of cryopreservation are evident, but there is also a strong disadvantage: fertilisation efficiency is significantly lower. This work explores a method to...
Scientists from CRAM (the Foundation for the Conservation and Recovery of Marine Animals) and the Autonomous University of BArcelona have studied what happens when a loggerhead sea turtle swallows a fishhook. The researchers have reached revealing conclusions: contrary to what could be thought, the hook...
Nowadays, bioremediation is one of the most viable alternatives for the recovery of contaminated soils. It consists in using biological agents, e.g. plants, that absorb pollutants and incorporate them into their organism. In this work, researchers from the UAB and the...
