The MedSeA project, coordinated by the UAB, led a scientific research campaign of the oceanographic vessel Angeles Alvariño in the Mediterranean. This expedition sought to find evidence of the impacts human activity have over the ocean and organisms living there.
The first Open Science & Innovation Forum, a space for relations and networking for industry and research, recorded a great level of participation, with over 250 attendees, which included researchers and representatives of large companies from various sectors such as the pharmaceuticals and food...
Choosing whom to mate with is one of the most important decisions for any living organism, especially for females, for whom the costs of reproduction are generally higher. The classical models of female mate choice evolution assume that their preferences are genetically innate and...
Due to climate change, increased frequency and intensity of heat waves in the future is expected. A research has studied the effects of heat stress on the production of Murciano-Granadina dairy goats and the effects of adding soybean oil and propylene glycol to their diet. The results show...
The study of the relationship between family situations and events and an individuals’ health status is of particular interest given the enormous research conducted around the socioeconomic determinants of health inequalities against the much less...
After the formal abolition of slavery in the American colonies, Spain was confronted again with the phenomenon when the colonial penetration in Morocco began in the late nineteenth century. In the Moroccan Empire, there existed many different forms of...
Researchers at the UAB Computer Vision Centre have achieved to create a computer application which automatically recognises the author and style of paintings. The system "learns" from a large database containing over 2,000 paintings and deduces the works...
Developed by researchers from ICN2 and the UAB, it is the first application using nanoparticles to improve the production of this source of renewable energy and the treatment of organic residues. The technology will be commercialised under the newly created spin-o...
Francisco José Ayala gave a talk on human biology and culture at the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts on 6 October.
Manremyc, led by UAB lecturer Dr Pere Joan Cardona, has received the funding needed to complete the trials it was conducting to fight against tuberculosis using a food supplement. The objective is to provide aid to those...
