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Scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan

Scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan Physicists of the University of Granada and the University of Valencia (Spain) have developed a proceeding to analyse specific data sent by the Huygens probe from Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, proving \’in an unequivocal way\’ that there is natural electric activity in its atmosphere.… Seguir Leyendo Scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan

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Researchers identify the genes that cause blindness produced by corneal oedema

-Researchers identify the genes that cause blindness produced by corneal oedema Researchers of the University of Granada (Spain) and the San Cecilio Teaching Hospital (Granada) have determined for the first time the causes for the blindness produced by corneal oedema and have identified the genes which cause it. The research group of Tissue Engineering of… Seguir Leyendo Researchers identify the genes that cause blindness produced by corneal oedema

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The Iberian Peninsula’s earliest agricultural systems were unsustainable

A team of Catalan and Andalusian researchers has proved that the first agricultural systems on the Iberian Peninsula became ever more unsustainable with the passage of time. The study involved the analysis of fossilised grains of wheat and barley from Los Castillejos (Granada), an area of archaeological remains where cereals were cultivated between 4000 and… Seguir Leyendo The Iberian Peninsula’s earliest agricultural systems were unsustainable

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Scientists develop a new technique that allows certain objects to be invisible

A research group of the Departments of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism of the University of Granada(Spain), directed by Professors Jorge Andres Porti, Alfonso Salinas and Juan Antonio Morente, have taken a step forward with regard to one of mankind\’s biggest dreams and challenges, often tackled by fiction writers and film makers: invisibility. A research group… Seguir Leyendo Scientists develop a new technique that allows certain objects to be invisible

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Studies on the Mediterranean diet confirm its effectiveness for chronic disease prevention

Scientists of the Instituto de Nutricion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos (Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology) of the University of Granada (UGR, Spain) have been doing research into the positive effects of Mediterranean diet\’s ingredients on health. Among these works, there is a new research line about pancreatic cancer cells. Emilio Martinez de Victoria… Seguir Leyendo Studies on the Mediterranean diet confirm its effectiveness for chronic disease prevention

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Eighty percent of Spanish adolescents who play a sport do not smoke

– Eighty percent of Spanish adolescents who play a sport do not smoke Sports and tobacco consumption are related, according to a research carried out by scientists of the University of Granada, the Spanish National Research Council – CSIC, the Universities of Murcia, Zaragoza and Cantabria, and the Nuestra Senora de la Consolacion School of… Seguir Leyendo Eighty percent of Spanish adolescents who play a sport do not smoke

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Fossil and molecular evidence reveals the history of major marine biodiversity hotspots

– Fossil and molecular evidence reveals the history of major marine biodiversity hotspots The journal Science has published in the issue of the 1 August the results of a detailed research work about the evolution of marine diversity all through the last 50 million years. The study has been carried out with the participation of… Seguir Leyendo Fossil and molecular evidence reveals the history of major marine biodiversity hotspots

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Stem cells from umbilical cord used in the treatment of hepatic diseases

– Stem cells from umbilical cord used in the treatment of hepatic diseases Scientists of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the University of Leon, have confirmed that stem cells from human umbilical cord blood can be an appropriate therapy for the treatment of hepatic diseases such as hepatitis, and therefore mean an effective… Seguir Leyendo Stem cells from umbilical cord used in the treatment of hepatic diseases

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Galaxy collision debris – a laboratory to study star formation

– Galaxy collision debris – a laboratory to study star formation An international team of researchers led by Mederic Boquien of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has shown that debris formed when two galaxies collide makes a simpler, more accessible laboratory for studying the process of star formation. The team presented their results at a… Seguir Leyendo Galaxy collision debris – a laboratory to study star formation