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A pathogenic toxin produced by a bacterium that causes pneumonia has been discovered
12/16/2022P. aeruginosa is one of the main causes of pneumonia in immunocompromised patients and people with lung diseases. Due to its high level of antibiotic resistance, it is increasingly difficult to eradicate the infections it causes and, consequently, the WHO (World Health Organization)...
Conserving ecosystems that contribute to human well-being at the local level would support global biodiversity, climate and development goals
11/30/2022The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will meet in Montreal in a few weeks to adopt new objectives for the conservation, restoration and management of biodiversity. These three frameworks will influence sustainable development for the rest of the decade along with the...
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.
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