SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2009

More than 70 activities and 25 talks will be held at the Ciutadella Park on 13-14th june.

The festival will be full of scientific activities like workshops, talks, shows and theater play for general public. The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) will participate on this party with the following talks and workshops:

SCIENTIFIC COFFE. EVOLUTION: FROM CELLS TO FACEBOOK

Do cells and social nets evolve in the same way? To evolve means to get more complex? Only biological life can evolve? How researchers study evolution today?
We have heard a lot about Darwin this year but, what we really know about evolution? Is evolution only related to life? Join us and let's discuss with two experts on evolution!

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The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), the Event lab from the UB and IDIBAPS, together with the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona and the Fundació Catalana per la Recerca i la Innovació (FCRi) are proud to present you the 2009 Brain Illusions Fair.

The science fair will be held on Friday 8th of May from 10am till 12am, at the old factory Fabra i Coats (Carrer Sant Adrià, 20 - Sant Andreu, Barcelona). Entrance is free.

What is behind our genome?

Flies and humans have almost the same number of genes but, why are we so different? How nature can bring us such diversity from this shared gene set?

Scientists are hardly studying the genome and we are used to listen about the human resemblance to flies, chimpanzees.... Our invited speakers will give us a general vision about this item and they will help us to undertand what is behind our genome.

2nd Spanish Worm Meeting 2009
 
The Spanish Worm Meeting 2009 will take place in Barcelona from 26-27 March 2009.  The 2 day meeting is co-hosted by the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), and will include an advanced imaging workshop at ICFO.

BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK 2009

Barcelona joins the celebration of the Brain Awareness Week with proposals exploring several aspects of neuroscience research and approaching the possibilities offered for a better understanding of our brain.

World Cancer Day event: Presentation of the book "Mi cáncer y yo"

Our director, Miguel Beato together with the author, Susana Frouchtmann, will chair the presentation and some invited speakers will give their opinion about cancer.

Where is the limit between controled drugs consumption and addiction? What happens to my brain when I take drugs? Why taking drugs is bad if it makes me feel so good? Is there any genetic predisposition for becoming an addict? Is it possible to take drugs "under control"?

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), the Event lab from the UB and IDIBAPS, and the Neuroscience Institute of the UAB are proud to present you the 2008 Brain Illusions Fair.

The science fair will be host on Friday 19th of December from 7pm till 12pm, at Razzmatazz Sala 2 (Calle Pamplona 88, Poble Nou, Barcelona). Entrance is free for every one above 16 years old (with ID).

What is in vitro fertilization? Whom could it help? Is it a safe technique? How far will we reach? These questions and much more will be discussed in the scientific caffe.

In vitro fertilization was revolutionary a few years ago. Now, after new findings in the fiel, it still present new challenges. A genetically selected baby was recentily born in Spain and It has opened a new ethical discussion. Our invited experts will help us to find answers and to stablish some bases in the dicussion.