The important role that layers of cianobacteria (photosynthetic microorganisms) play in the process of degradation in oil spillages at sea or along the coat is widely known. However recent research undertaken by the Environmental Microbiology Group at the UAB has shown that these...
Economic development is related to the evolution of human systems as well as to interaction with the environment. Therefore, we need a biophysical analytical approach to complement the economic approach, to better understand its impact on the environment. This...
A study carried out by the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, undertaken by Alistair Jump, a postdoctoral researcher, and Josep Peñuelas, research professor at the CREAF...
After being synthesized, the proteins fold themselves to acquire their function. Although this process, called oxidative folding, has been investigated extensively, some keys aspects have been neglected, like the thermodynamics or the computational prediction. UAB researchers disassembled this puzzle and its conclusions became a one single theory...
Most animal species have two symmetrical halves. There are small differences that break this bilateral symmetry. Scientists at the UAB have studied how these differences come about and how organisms try to achieve perfect symmetry by crossing two species of insects, Drosophila madeirensis and...
The constant growth of the European cities deeply affects the surrounding agricultural zones, which have reduced in size and have been taken over by urban infrastructures that have been built. Jordi Sempere studies how this has affected farmers of the surrounding areas of Barcelona and Toulouse, which are growing in similar ways but where the...
José Luis Negreira Verjillos carries out a deep and meticulous study of the history of Cerdanyola del Vallès between 1931 and 1976 in order to reconsider the political, social, economic and cultural events that occurred during that period. The author also revises some of the existing theories applied to Catalonia and Spain, from a...
One of the most frequent problems that affects horses is the equine colic, which can reach different levels of seriousness. A group of scientist from the UAB has carried out a clinical research on 115 horses, using the two analysis methods formerly described the horses' plasma. Constable simplied method on strong iones has turn out the most...
The international scientific community is now investigating possible substitutes for silicon oxide, one of the main components of microelectronic devices, by looking at other materials that have better electrical properties and are compatible with the CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) manufacturing processes. The UAB's Department...
Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dogs with exudative retinal detachment and anterior uveitis. This was the main conclusion drawn by a group of researchers from the UAB Faculty of Veterinary Medicine following a study on around 50 animals affected by the tick-borne disease.
