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Considering a PhD in Barcelona? Have doubts about what the process entails? Join our experts online this Thursday who can answer your questions, big and small. More info about our 20+ fully-funded positions here: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
This is one of a kind research outreach event. Scientists and artists have gathered together to deliver this sensory experience!
Endinsa’t en una vivència sensorial única que connecta ciència i art immersiu. “SEEING: Un ull i una caixa” arriba del 5 al 14 de juny al Centre Cívic Convent de Sant Agustí (Carrer del Comerç 36, Barcelona). www.crg.eu/en/event/see...
June 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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“To do better than CRISPR is a very tall order”

The hunt to dethrone CRISPR as the most transformative biological discovery of the century is on

https://go.nature.com/42ZTOPb
Microbial warfare brought us CRISPR. What big breakthroughs could be next?
Nature - Gene editing and many other useful biotechnology tools came from studies of bacteria fighting off viral invaders. But scientists have only begun to unlock the secrets of this ancient arms...
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April 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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The termination of COVID-19 research is a “real slap in the face of the many patients struggling with the long-term health effects of COVID infections”, says Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

https://go.nature.com/4c2QfuJ
Exclusive: NIH to cut grants for COVID research, documents reveal
Studies on climate change and South Africa are also on the latest list of grants to be terminated, according to updated documents obtained by Nature.
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March 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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We're very excited to announce the ECaBox Symposium in Barcelona on the 3rd of June 2025. Join global experts exploring the latest innovations in regenerative medicine for eye disease. Organised by @piacosma.bsky.social. Registration is now open!
ECaBox Symposium: Seeing the Future - EcaBox
Register for the ECaBox Symposium: Seeing the Future on 3rd June 2025, a full-day event bringing together leading experts to discuss the latest advancements in eye disease, retinal regeneration, and t...
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March 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Some early-career researchers report feeling pressure to use animal models to meet journal and grant requirements, even in disciplines and projects that don’t require them.

https://go.nature.com/4bVYbOk
How ‘animal methods bias’ is affecting research careers
Nature - Some early-career researchers report feeling pressure to use animal models to meet journal and grant requirements, even in disciplines and projects that don’t require them.
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March 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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All you need to know about Twitter
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Some scientists in the United States have told Nature that they are considering leaving the country in the wake of widespread disruption to research brought in by the Trump administration

Are you thinking about leaving?

https://go.nature.com/4bMGd0J
These frustrated scientists want to leave the United States – do you? Take Nature’s poll
Nature - In the wake of the Trump administration’s funding freezes and job cuts, some researchers are planning their next move.
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March 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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For the first time, researchers have used the #CRISPR gene editor to repair a flawed gene in the human body. scim.ag/3RdMzMT
Gene editing fixes DNA—and treats incurable lung and liver disease
A promising clinical trial marks another milestone for the CRISPR gene editor
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March 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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In Science, researchers report a physics-informed #DeepLearning model that can predict the deformation behavior of Antarctic ice shelves, revealing complexities of the process that extend beyond the traditional understanding.

Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective. scim.ag/3RgudLc
How does Antarctic ice deform?
A deep-learning model infers large-scale dynamics of Antarctic ice shelves
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March 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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“We are in a different era right now where nothing is normal,” says Jennifer Zeitzer, who leads the public-affairs office at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology in Rockville, Maryland.

https://go.nature.com/3FwNghZ
What’s in store for US science as funding bill averts government shutdown
Spending on research, including at the NIH, will see modest cuts this year. But the threat of big reductions in future remain.
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March 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Cytoskeleton session for #FluorescenceFriday ! 🔬🧫

By Giulia Soggia 👏

#microscopy #cells

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March 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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📣 Last days to register for the next Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation course at @institutcurie.bsky.social! Discover the full program and register by March 17th here: training.institut-curie.org/courses/post...

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March 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Ready to transform your research into business ideas? Join the CRG BioBusiness School (5–9 May 2025, online via Zoom) for an immersive, hands-on journey into entrepreneurship with global experts, live sessions, and an international network of peers.

www.crg.eu/en/event/crg...
March 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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The AI tools in the study could one day be used to design enzymes capable of entirely new chemical reactions that do not exist in nature, says @noeliaferruz.bsky.social in @nature.com. “The limitations are just basically your imagination; you can design anything.”
Scientists use AI to design life-like enzymes from scratch
Combined approach takes AI-engineered enzymes one step closer to practical applications.
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February 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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“The real problem is that we’re operating with very little detailed data and knowledge of what’s happening”

Researchers want firms to be more transparent about the electricity demands of artificial intelligence

https://go.nature.com/4i2ZFZn
How much energy will AI really consume? The good, the bad and the unknown
Researchers want firms to be more transparent about the electricity demands of artificial intelligence.
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March 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Catalunya es la tercera región europea con más capacidad de captar fondos competitivos del programa Horizon - pero convertir las ideas que salen de los laboratorios en productos que lleguen al mercado es la gran asignatura pendiente.
@lavanguardia.com

www.lavanguardia.com/ciencia/2025...
La gran apuesta por la ciencia y la innovación
Solo han hecho falta veinticinco años para que la idea de que la investigación puede convertirse en un motor de progreso económico y social para Catalunya, defendida
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March 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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To commemorate #RareDiseaseDay, here are some recent #Science #Immunology research papers that elucidate the immune mechanisms underlying certain rare human diseases and/or report new strategies to treat them! @science.org
February 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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🎖️ Enhorabuena a Jordi Sunyer (@isglobal.org y @upf.edu) y a Luis Serrano (director del @crg.eu) por los #PremiosJaumeI recibidos. Han sido 2 de los 7 galardonados.

Convocados por la Generalitat Valenciana y la Fundación Valenciana de Estudios Avanzados @uv.es.

Más info 👇
Luis Serrano y Jordi Sunyer reciben el Premio Jaume I - El·lipse
Los Premios Jaume I, creados en 1989 y convocados anualmente por la Generalitat Valenciana y la Fundación Valenciana de Estudios Avanzados, son considerados como los más prestigiosos en el ámbito nacional, y reconocen la trayectoria y la contribución de personas científicas y emprendedoras que han desarrollado la mayor parte de su actividad profesional en España. […]
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February 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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We are very grateful to AECC (Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer) and to ISCIII for supporting our EU TRANSCAN-3 project 'Hydra' in collaboration with Clara Montagut (Hospital del Mar, Barcelona) and Massimiliano Pagani (IFOM, Milan) aimed to map the 'hidden steps' that lead to metastasis @crg.eu
February 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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On #RareDiseaseDay researchers @crg.eu publish new data on TANGO2 Deficiency Disorder, with only 110 patients worldwide.

Read the interview to @agulujan.bsky.social in #PRBBellipse 👇
Congrats to all involved & to patients & families who are now closer to a cure 🧡

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New study on TANGO2 illuminates the path of a rare disease - El·lipse
On World Rare Disease Day, a CRG team publishes new data on TANGO2 Deficiency Disorder (TDD), a metabolic disease of which there are 110 patients worldwide. We spoke with one of the authors, Agustín L...
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February 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Save the date: our annual symposium will be held on the 24th and 25th of April. This year's theme explores unlocking the therapeutic potential of gene expression mechanisms. Registration is now open! www.crg.eu/en/event/202...
February 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Mutational Scanning Symposium #VariantEffect25 IMPORTANT DEADLINES ⏳
Early registration deadline: March 1st, 2025
Abstract submission deadline: March 1st, 2025
ℹ️ events.ibecbarcelona.eu/mutational-s... @crg.eu @ibecbarcelona.eu
February 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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The model — which was trained on 150,000 genomes spanning the tree of life, from humans to single-celled bacteria and archaea — can write whole chromosomes and small genomes from scratch

https://go.nature.com/4hZYIjU
Biggest-ever AI biology model writes DNA on demand
An artificial-intelligence network trained on a vast trove of sequence data is a step towards designing completely new genomes.
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February 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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We are looking for postdocs within @jorge-ferrer.bsky.social's lab, technicians for our Protein Technologies Unit, as well as a web developer for admin. We're also looking for two interns to join our Corporate Operations and Events team. Please share and apply here: www.crg.eu/en/content/c...
February 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM