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13/12/2013 | Divulgación científica

Gene therapy to treat melanoma in dogs
Since the year 1996 CONICET researchers of the Gene Transfer Unit (UTG) at the ‘Ángel H. Roffo’ Institute of Oncology of the University of Buenos Aires work on the development of a combined therapy to combat a special type of cancer in dogs. “Canine mucosal melanoma is the most aggressive melanoma. Currently, the only available treatment...

12/12/2013 | Noticias

Salvarezza opened the dissemination conference: “Educating the brain”
The president of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Roberto Salvarezza, and the rector of the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, Gustavo Zorzoli, attended the opening of the dissemination conference that aim to strengthen the nexus between the scientific and the academic community. In the framework of CONICET’s...

09/12/2013 | Divulgación científica

The challenge of increasing urban vegetation in water-restricted environments
Urban vegetation mitigates solar radiation, absorbs noise and greenhouse gases, releases oxygen and filters suspended particles, among other benefits, but the growing urban demographic explosion represents an assault on the availability of green spaces in big cities. One alternative to increase ‘urban greening’ is the development of new...

20/11/2013 | Divulgación científica

Guanaco fibre for social and technological sustainable development
In European design shops, almost one thousand dollars is the price of a shawl produced with thread made of guanaco fibres. However, according to the values provided by the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), the Argentine producer received only 80 dollars per fibre kilogram, a value chain where most profits remained...

15/11/2013 | Noticias

“We have strengthened the technology transfer system of CONICET”
During the meeting, that took place in Buenos Aires from 12th to 14th November, the president of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Roberto Salvarezza, spoke about the current situation of the Council and the challenges in terms of knowledge transfer. After presenting the figures of the CONICET, its organization...

06/11/2013 | Divulgación científica

The tick holds the key
Lucas Monje is 35, holds a PhD in Biological Sciences and is a CONICET assistant researcher at the Laboratory of Disease Ecology of the Institute of Veterinary Sciences (ICIVET-LITORAL, CONICET-UNL). Although he works in the field of molecular biology, “the subject that I became directly involved with is an investigation that tries to elucidate...

28/10/2013 | Divulgación científica

CONICET sigue apostando a la cooperación internacional con Asia
Mariana Berenstein, Coordinadora General de la Dirección de Vinculación Tecnológica, se reunió con representantes de la Asociación de Ciencia y Tecnología de Beijing (BAST, por su sigla en inglés) para acordar nuevas propuestas de colaboración conjunta. Durante la jornada se llevó a cabo la presentación de la Oferta Tecnológica...

23/10/2013 | Divulgación científica

Classrooms with suns and stars
By Beatriz García* Designers of didactic tools for teaching science often wonder if the transmission of certain contents is possible for any country and language. From a human point of view, the Earth planet is formed by different peoples who interpret reality in different ways. Culture shapes behaviors and approaches to everyday life....

17/10/2013 | Noticias

Dr. María Fabiana Drincovich awarded for her investigations on improved fruits
The 2013 edition of the L’Oréal UNESCO Award “For Women in Science” in collaboration with the CONICET was led by the minister of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, Lino Barañao and the president of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Roberto Salvarezza. The National Senator of the province of...

17/10/2013 | Noticias

The CADIC and the CENPAT are represented at the Argentine Ocean Data Portal
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation presented the Ocean Data Portal that will provide access to the groups of marine information produced by the centres attached to the National Ocean Data System of Argentina (SNDM), with the objective of improving marine research, exploitation and development and satisfying the needs of...