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Genes that control bowel habits discovered

12/09/2021

An international team coordinated by Mauro D'Amato, Ikerbasque research professor at CIC bioGUNE, has shown for the first time that the frequency of defecation is hereditary in humans, and that specific genetic profiles...

Ikerbasque dialogues: Is artificial intelligence so smart?

11/29/2021

Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science, organized a webinar in which a reflection on the threats and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence was carried out.

The event was moderated by the Scientific Director of Ikerbasque Fernando Cossío, and had the participation of:

Renewal of the Ikerbasque governing board

11/24/2021

The Ikerbasque governing board met on November 23, 2021 with the presence of its President and Minister of Education of the Basque Government, Mr. Jokin Bildarratz. At this meeting, the Board of the Foundation approved the appointment of the new patrons who will replace Juan José Álvarez Rubio,...

Science in the Basque Country 2021 report

11/22/2021

The Minister of Education Jokin Bildarratz, presented this morning together with the Director of Research, Amaia Esquisabel and the Scientific Director of Ikerbasque, Fernando Cossío, the...

Exotic magnetic states at the nanoscale

11/04/2021

An international research team, which includes David Jacob, an Ikerbasque researcher at the UPV/EHU, is collaborating on a research published in Nature that may lead to the construction of quantum computers.