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16/04/2015 | Divulgación científica

Food science
Traditionally, Argentina has played a significant role in food production for local consumption and exportation. Science and technology are key factors to optimize productivity, food preservation methods and nutritional, health-hygiene and sensory quality of the products. Amalia Carelli, CONICET independent researcher at the Planta Piloto de...

09/04/2015 | Noticias

Argentine President inaugurated new headquarters for the Institute of Research on Catalysis and Petrochemistry
Through videoconferencing, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner presented the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Instituto de Investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquímica “Ing. José Miguel Parera” (INCAPE), which is under the scope of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and the Universidad Nacional...

07/04/2015 | Divulgación científica

Scientists discover new molecules involved in the development of citrus canker
Significant advances in plant-pathogen interactions were made at the Plant-Microorganisms Interaction Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Rosario (IBR, CONICET-UNR). This laboratory has long experience in the study of citrus canker, a disease caused by a bacterium called Xanthomonas citri subsp. Citri, which is one...

01/04/2015 | Divulgación científica

Una historia social y política de Mafalda
Por Isabella Cosse* El año pasado los cincuenta años de Mafalda fueron celebrados a escala global. Los festejos en Argentina comenzaron con la apertura de Quino de la Feria del Libro. Fui a escucharlo. Su presencia allí tenía especial importancia para mí. En ese momento estaba terminando una historia de Mafalda. El proyecto había ido...

30/03/2015 | Divulgación científica

The key to treat cardiovascular diseases could lie in the heart of the fruit fly
Drosophila melanogaster is the scientific name of the fruit fly. Apart from the morphological differences they have with human beings, both have similar genetic characteristics. For this reason, the insect has been usually used as a study model for human cardiovascular diseases. A group of scientists, led by Paola Ferrero, assistant researcher...

19/03/2015 | Divulgación científica

Learning to look after water
Water is tasteless, colourless and odourless; and it is more than two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen: it is essential for the development of life. Although it covers more than 70% of the land surface, only 1% of the fresh water is available because the rest is mainly in the sea and the poles. Thus, water is a very scarce resource so it must...

13/03/2015 | Noticias

Marcelo Isasi: the exhilarating experience of reconstructing dinosaur’s skeletons
Usually, it is common in the scientific community for a researcher to publish papers, attend conferences or disseminate their findings. However, there is one task that is rarely taken into account: behind all researchers there is at least one person or a team who provides assistance and qualified support to perform their tasks. The members of...

13/03/2015 | Divulgación científica

No te puedo sacar de mi cabeza
Por Ariel C. Toloza* Son los primeros días de marzo y empiezan las clases. Creo que es el momento oportuno para comentarles sobre un insecto poco querido…pero conocido por la mayoría. Su tamaño es similar al de la cabeza de un fósforo (entre 2-5 mm), no puede volar ni saltar, se alimenta de sangre, y los treinta días que dura su vida los...

12/03/2015 | Divulgación científica

CONICET researchers contribute to the knowledge on the regulation mechanisms of genes in eukaryotic organisms
Marcelo Yanovsky, researcher of the CONICET at the Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA, CONICET-IIBFL) [Institute of Biochemical Research of Buenos Aires] and his lab team proved that LSM genes, which are present in all eukaryotic organisms ranging from yeast to humans, are controlled by a biological clock. Experts...

11/03/2015 | Divulgación científica

Comprueban reversión de síntomas de proteinopatías neurodegenerativas en ratones
Lionel Muller Igaz, investigador adjunto del CONICET en el Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO Houssay, CONICET-UBA) logró junto a su equipo revertir trastornos cognitivos y motores en ratones modificados genéticamente que modelan casos de esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA) y demencia fronto-temporal (DFT). Estas...