Spin-Off: CIMAB
The Center for Male Infertility & Analysis of Barcelona (CIMAB), directed by researcher Agustí Garcia, determines with great precision the fertility potential of patients based on different methods of sperm analysis.
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Negative Information in Mate-Choice Copying
Choosing whom to mate with is one of the most important decisions for any living organism, especially for females, for whom the costs of reproduction are generally higher. The classical models of female mate choice evolution assume that their preferences are genetically innate and...
Effect of Heat Stress on Dairy Goats
Due to climate change, increased frequency and intensity of heat waves in the future is expected. A research has studied the effects of heat stress on the production of Murciano-Granadina dairy goats and the effects of adding soybean oil and propylene glycol to their diet. The results show...
Family as a Social Determinant of Subjective Health in Spain
The study of the relationship between family situations and events and an individuals’ health status is of particular interest given the enormous research conducted around the socioeconomic determinants of health inequalities against the much less...
Spanish Colonial Policy Toward Slavery in Morocco (1880-1930)
After the formal abolition of slavery in the American colonies, Spain was confronted again with the phenomenon when the colonial penetration in Morocco began in the late nineteenth century. In the Moroccan Empire, there existed many different forms of...
New application recognises author and style of painting
Researchers at the UAB Computer Vision Centre have achieved to create a computer application which automatically recognises the author and style of paintings. The system "learns" from a large database containing over 2,000 paintings and deduces the works...
Nanoparticle technology triples the production of biogas
Developed by researchers from ICN2 and the UAB, it is the first application using nanoparticles to improve the production of this source of renewable energy and the treatment of organic residues. The technology will be commercialised under the newly created spin-o...
"Understanding evolution would help us live more fully"
Francisco José Ayala gave a talk on human biology and culture at the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts on 6 October.
Last trials before distribution of probiotics against tuberculosis becomes a reality
Manremyc, led by UAB lecturer Dr Pere Joan Cardona, has received the funding needed to complete the trials it was conducting to fight against tuberculosis using a food supplement. The objective is to provide aid to those...
"The insane asylums were interested in the inheritance of insanity 80 years before eugenics became a movement"
Dr. Theodore M. Porter (University of California, Los Angeles) gave a talk entitled "Eugenic Madness: Asylums and the Data of Heredity" within the colloquia series of the...
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