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Nanotechnology is a field that has revolutionised the pharmaceutical industry. The ability to manipulate materials on a scale as tiny as nanometres allows scientists to create drug delivery systems that make them more effective in treating disease and safer for the patient. In fact, it is a strategic technology for OLIGOFASTX, a consortium which, although […]
Category Archives: International Biotechnology Day 2024
11
May
May
Technological evolution is increasingly present in all areas of our lives. In today’s article we look at how its application in the chemical sciences through what is known as Computational Chemistry influences the development of modern chemistry, biochemistry, physics and materials science. This role has been widely recognized by the international scientific community and this […]
History of biotechnology, International Biotechnology Day 2024, Noticias
The experiment that helped crack the code of life
28
Apr
Apr
In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei discovered the genetic code of living beings, which confirms that the information contained in DNA is expressed in proteins according to a defined pattern. These researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) made one of the scientific milestones that changed our view of how life develops […]
International Biotechnology Day 2024, Noticias, Technology
Artificial Intelligence applied to the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases
30
Mar
Mar
That Artificial Intelligence is coming to our daily lives is nothing new. We have all become accustomed to talking to chatbots on different websites, for example, which are based on Artificial Intelligence, which thanks to the most advanced algorithms, the feeding of large databases processed by Big Data and learning processes, are able to replace […]
International Biotechnology Day 2024, Noticias
Tribute to Severo Ochoa, the Spanish biochemist who received the Nobel Prize for discovering the enzymes involved in RNA synthesis.
22
Mar
Mar
Of Spanish origin, the small and idyllic town of Luarca (Asturias) was the birthplace of one of the most influential and decisive figures in the history of biochemistry: Severo Ochoa de Albornoz. He was born on September 24, 1905, and died on November 1, 1993, but not before having traveled a crucial and key path […]
International Biotechnology Day 2024, Uncategorized
Oligonucleotides, the language of life in small doses
12
Dec
Dec
A technological revolution can start with a key concept, the application of an equation or, often, with the development of a particular material. Steels, alloys, concretes, liquid fuels, semiconductors or polymers are examples that changed the history of mankind and today are ubiquitous in our lives. The pharmaceutical industry is no different. Thus, the ability […]
07
Nov
Nov
History is peppered with stories, legends and tales. And as in all of them, any biography of a person of international relevance, such as the one we are dealing with today, is full of anecdotes, joys and sorrows and betrayals. Recognizing all his valuable contributions, the life of Maurice Wilkins is marked by destiny: the […]
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