In a recent expedition to Menorca, a team of anthropologists from the UAB Biological Anthropology Unit studied human remains from around 3000 years ago in a sepulchral cave, the Cova des Pas.
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ATLAS: A computer tool for traceabilty studies
Today scientific progress depends to a great extent on computer tools. In genetic studies, for example, a cascade of data is generated, which is only comprehensible after vertiginous calculations on the part of a computer. The Faculty of Veterinary Science is well aware of...
Corn defends itself from aluminum toxicity
Plants can be victims of aluminium's toxicity, wich, for example, affects the growth of the roots. In response of this, plants like corn have generated defence mechanisms. They produce compounds that had already been studied for their resistance to pesticides or their defence...
New DNA system detection based on the use of nanoparticles of gold
Gold nanoparticles have unusual properties compared with other elements. We have taken advantage of this characteristic to create a new type of biological marker. The Sensors and Biosensors Group at the UAB, jointly with the Institute of Molecular...
