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Ikerbasque celebrates 15 years strengthening Science in the Basque Country
11/28/2022The Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu presided today the ceremony to celebrate Ikerbasque's 15th anniversary at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, to explain the magnificent results obtained during these years and to welcome the new additions: a group of 33 researchers from all fields of knowledge who...
A study confirms that it is possible to increase crop yields and protect biodiversity simultaneously
11/11/2022A scientific team led by Ainhoa Magrach, Ikerbasque researcher at the Basque Center for Climate Change (BC3) and with the participation of the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC has determined in a new study that...
A supernova in distant space allows us to understand the origin of the elements of the universe
11/09/2022A supernova is a stellar explosion, which occurs at the end of the life of some very massive stars. In this violent epilogue, the star expels the material of its outer layers by means of a shock wave, which allows us to see the different elements of which it was composed.
Relevant molecular features of premature aging in myotonic dystrophy type 1 that could be reversed have been revealed
10/19/2022Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a hereditary chronic disease, with muscular and extramuscular manifestations that, due to its incidence, falls within the group of rare diseases. Currently there is no effective treatment against it.
Science in the Basque Country 2022 Report
09/30/2022The Minister of Education Jokin Bildarratz, presented this morning together with the Vice Minister of Universities and Research, Adolfo Morais, and the Scientific Director of Ikerbasque, Fernando Cossío, the results of the 2022 Report on Science in Euskadi. The report includes the main results...