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Non-invasive method for diagnosing celiac disease
06/24/2021Celiac disease is a complex, autoimmune disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals. It is estimated that 1% of the population suffer from this disease. To be able to diagnose celiac disease it is necessary at present to carry out an endoscopy, a test that is not only highly...
Intergalactic filaments found to spin
06/14/2021Spinning things abound in the Universe, from tiny to vast, and astronomers may now have found the vastest. Electrons around atoms, spinning tops, and figure skaters can all rotate. This is already a vast scale difference; a figure skater is some 10 billion times larger than an atom. If we zoom...
The Department of Education and Ikerbasque recognize and make visible the work of women researchers
06/04/2021This recognition granted annually by the Department of Education of the Basque Government and Ikerbasque does not represent so much an award, but rather it is about making women researchers and their work visible, so that they serve as an example and inspiration to new generations of researchers...
Ikerbasque Infoday: MSCA - Postdoctoral fellowships 2021
06/02/2021El pasado 1 de junio se llevó a cabo una jornada informativa por videoconferencia sobre el programa de financiación "MSCA - Postdoctoral Fellowships” organizada por el Gobierno Vasco, UPV/EHU e Ikerbasque.
Este programa tiene como objetivo apoyar el...
New miniature organ to understand human pancreas development
06/01/2021The pancreas is a little organ behind the stomach and has two main functions: digestion and blood sugar regulation. How the human pancreas develops has been relatively unexplored for ethical and practical reasons.