A team of researchers chinese has developed a method to create protein using methanol derived from coal in order to satisfy the growing demand for animal feed. This is the first time that protein production from coal is economically viable, explained Professor Wu Xin of the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. […]
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Hormone secreted by the fetus causes nausea during pregnancy, study says
A hormone secreted by the fetus is linked to the nausea and vomiting that many women suffer during pregnancyaccording to a study that opens a way to treat these discomforts. Nausea and vomiting affect one in ten pregnancies and one in every 100 women has severe symptoms. This discomfort called “hyperemesis gravidarum”HG) is the most […]
The US and China lead the list of most influential researchers
The data company Clarivate Analytics released this Wednesday the list of researchers most influential in the world in 2023, which includes 104 professionals associated with Spanish institutions, seven more than in 2022. According to the analysis of the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), carried out using Clarivate data, the list of the most influential is […]
Longevity and brain size explain our “gorilla aorta”
Although humans weigh about half that of gorillas, the size of our aorta – the main artery in vertebrates – is very similar. Today, an international study explains that the development of brain is behind us “gorilla aorta”. The study, led by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the University of Valladolid (UVa, center), […]
The largest map of lung cancer puts the focus on tumor diversity
He cancer Lung is a heterogeneous disease, no two tumors are the same, and understanding this variety is key to fine-tuning the prognosis of patients and treatments. Now, more than 300 scientists have achieved the most comprehensive analysis of the genomic evolution of this cancer. In seven articles published in the journals Nature and Nature […]
The 6,602 most “influential” researchers in the world identified
A total of 6,602 researchers from seventy countries have been identified and included in the world list that compiles the most cited and influential scientists in the world in their field, which places the United States at the forefront of that classification and Spain in ninth place. The list has been compiled by the company […]