International experts publish the first unified microscopy guidelines in Nature Methods

The basic building blocks for our brain cells were forming around 800 million years ago in the ancestors of tiny sea creatures

The Award recognises the work of outstanding, young, independent investigators

Like a treadmill conveyor belt, microtubules appear to move without changing their length.

The company, financed by Asabys Partners and AdBio, is the latest start-up launched by researchers at the CRG

TANGO2 mutations initiate fatal metabolic crises. The gene’s role in lipid metabolism and energy production explains why. 

Findings shed light on how cells secrete just the right amount of the two proteins crucial for human health

Findings can lead to new strategies to accelerate or manipulate the molecular mechanisms involved to target cancer
 

Cells use editing tools to skip or rearrange information stored in DNA. A 10-million-euro ERC Synergy Grant will explore how to control this process with molecular precision.

In crisis, the nucleus calls antioxidant enzymes to the rescue. This indicates metabolic activity, which would be a profound paradigm shift with implications for cancer research.