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Spanish Scientist Participate in the Most Comprehensive Study Ever Done on Ice

Researchers at the Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra and other CSIC institutes are co-authors of this article, which was recently published in the prestigious jorunal Reviews of Modern Physics. This study analyses all ice types and the structures and chemical and physical processes where ice is involved, from climate change and the origin… Seguir Leyendo Spanish Scientist Participate in the Most Comprehensive Study Ever Done on Ice

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Researchers develop a web application for the evaluation of the ecological status of rivers in the Spanish Mediterranean basin

University of Granada researchers have designed a web application called MEDPACS (MEDiterranean Prediction And Classification System), a project inspired in similar projects developed in other countries as the United Kingdom and Australia.  With just one click, the system provides a list of the macroinvertebrate community that should live in a specific point in any river… Seguir Leyendo Researchers develop a web application for the evaluation of the ecological status of rivers in the Spanish Mediterranean basin

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A University of Granada Professor is Awarded the Best Film for a Video Showing a Beetle from the Inside

The biofilm was made using a computed microtomography that shows the anatomy of a small aquatic insect named Dryops. This film has been awarded a prize at the SkyScan Micro CT Meeting, an international conference of computed microtomography recently celebrated in Brussels, Belgium. A University of Granada researcher has been awarded the Best Film of… Seguir Leyendo A University of Granada Professor is Awarded the Best Film for a Video Showing a Beetle from the Inside

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Researchers characterize DNA from an animal species in its whole distribution, which will help to develop appropriate conservation plans

Scientists from the Biological Station of Doñana (CSIC) and the University of Granada have characterized the population genetic diversity of an animal species (a mouse, in this case) in its whole distribution. This information is essential for developing successful conservation plans for such species. This work was conducted by Alejandro Centeno Cuadros at the Doñana… Seguir Leyendo Researchers characterize DNA from an animal species in its whole distribution, which will help to develop appropriate conservation plans

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Researchers characterize DNA from an animal species in its whole distribution, which will help to develop appropriate conservation plans

Scientists from the Biological Station of Doñana (CSIC) and the University of Granada have characterized the population genetic diversity of an animal species (a mouse, in this case) in its whole distribution. This information is essential for developing successful conservation plans for such species. This work was conducted by Alejandro Centeno Cuadros at the Doñana… Seguir Leyendo Researchers characterize DNA from an animal species in its whole distribution, which will help to develop appropriate conservation plans

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Scientists decipher fruit tree genome for the first time

A scientific group of the Universities of Illinois (USA), Georgia (USA), Hawaii (USA) and Nakai (China), among others, have deciphered for the first time fruit genomic sequence, in this case papaya (Carica papaya), according to the cover of the last issue of the prestigious journal Nature. One of the researchers is a scientist assigned to… Seguir Leyendo Scientists decipher fruit tree genome for the first time

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Economic experts propose a single payment at the time of retirement in order to delay Spaniards’ retirement age

A study from Professors Juan Antonio Lacomba Arias and Francisco Lagos García, of the Economic Theory and History Department of the University of Granada and from Enrique Fatás, from the University of Valencia, has proved that those systems that include an additional payment in the first period in which pensions can be required, are much… Seguir Leyendo Economic experts propose a single payment at the time of retirement in order to delay Spaniards’ retirement age

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Design of a new system that improves hearing in patients who carry a cochlear implant

The doctoral thesis of Isaac Manuel Álvarez Ruiz has been developed in the Departments of Signal Theory, Telematics, and Communication, and Surgery and its Specialties of the University of Granada, and directed by Professors Ángel de la Torre Vega and Manuel Sainz Quevedo. The main aim of this work includes improving the acquisition of Compound… Seguir Leyendo Design of a new system that improves hearing in patients who carry a cochlear implant

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Scientists of the University of Granada create a black-spot map to prevent road kill of protected amphibians and reptiles

Researchers of the Department of Animal Biology at the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Junta de Andalucia Enviromental Department, have created the first “black-spot” map to prevent road kill of amphibians and reptiles in Andalucía. This peculiar “radiography” shows that in this region there are at least 29 black-spots where it is necessary… Seguir Leyendo Scientists of the University of Granada create a black-spot map to prevent road kill of protected amphibians and reptiles

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According to a study of the UGR, the fish from the Andalusian coasts have less Anisakis than do the fish from other fishing grounds

For a number of years, people have talked about Anisakis, a parasite found in fish and passed on to the human when undercooked fish are ingested. Fresh anchovies in vinegar, a typical Spanish dish, together with the exotic Japanese dishes such as ‘sushi’ and ‘sashimi’, present a risk because they are not not cooked before… Seguir Leyendo According to a study of the UGR, the fish from the Andalusian coasts have less Anisakis than do the fish from other fishing grounds