Researchers from the University of Granada have shown that a person’s dental patterns can be used as proof of their identity with the same degree of reliability as DNA testing, the method that forensic police use to reveal the identity of dead bodies. The researchers came to their conclusion after analyzing the dental patterns of… Seguir Leyendo Teeth of Cadavers Reveal Their Identity
The separation of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens might have occurred at least one million years ago, more than 500.000 years earlier than previously believed, according to new DNA-based analyses. A doctoral thesis conducted at the National Center for Research on Human Evolution (Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana), associated with the University of… Seguir Leyendo Separation Between Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens Might Have Occurred 500,000 Years Earlier, DNA from Teeth Suggests
Researchers of the University of Granada have demonstrated that patients who have damage to the right prefrontal cortex of the brain -the part involved in anticipation and quick reaction to stimuli- present a deficit in intentional anticipation (for example, when we put the vehicle in gear before the light turns green). However, these patients keep… Seguir Leyendo Damage to the Frontal Cortex of the Brain Affects Ability to React Quickly to a Stimulus
Spanish researchers have employed for the first time adult cells extracted from a human heart to turn stem cells from adipose tissue into cardiac myocytes. In other words, they have managed to «reprogram» adult stem cells — an achievement that promises to improve treatments for heart disease. At present, the use of stem cells in… Seguir Leyendo Stem Cells from Adipose Tissue Turned Into Cardiac Myocytes: Achievement Paves Way for Future Heart Disease Therapies
A study conducted by the University of Granada, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, revealed that police officers and ordinary people reason differently than criminals when making decisions. That is, they reason in different ways. This conclusion might have significant implications on criminal jurisdiction. This research was conducted by Rocío García-Retamero from the Department… Seguir Leyendo Police, Thieves and Ordinary People Apply Different Logic When Making Decisions, Study Shows
What is the home-range of the Bonelli’s eagle? Do males and females share territories? Do patterns of spatial use vary during the year? A study led by the UB’s Conservation Biology Group provides new information on spatial patterns of the Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata), an emblematic species of the Mediterranean area and considered endangered across… Seguir Leyendo Bonelli’s Eagle: Improving the Conservation of an Endangered Species Across Europe
Mathematical Model Predicts Slight Sports Injuries Spanish researchers have developed a new mathematical model that predicts sport injuries. Their work shows that sport injuries that affect the lower limbs in high-impact sport, such as football, athletics or basketball, can be predicted through the use of equations of logistic regression. This paper has been published in… Seguir Leyendo Mathematical Model Predicts Slight Sports Injuries
Researchers Recover and Restore One of Two Oldest Copies of the Quran On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Fundación Tres Culturas del Mediterráneo in September 30th, 2009, José Antonio Griñán, president of the Junta de Andalucía, presented a facsimile edition of a 13th century Andalusian Qur\’an at the National Library of the… Seguir Leyendo Researchers Recover and Restore One of Two Oldest Copies of the Quran
Environmental Disaster in Southern Spain Compared With Cretaceous Mass Extinction Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have compared the disaster caused by the Aznalcóllar spillage in the Doñana National Park in Andalusia 11 years ago with the biggest species extinction known to date. What do these two disasters have in common? The scientists say… Seguir Leyendo Environmental Disaster in Southern Spain Compared With Cretaceous Mass Extinction
Right-Handed and Left-Handed People Do Not See the Same Bright Side of Things Despite the common association of «right» with life, correctness, positiveness and good things, and «left» with death, clumsiness, negativity and bad things, recent research shows that most left-handed people hold the opposite association. Thus, left-handers become an interesting case in which conceptual… Seguir Leyendo Right-Handed and Left-Handed People Do Not See the Same Bright Side of Things
