Medicine and Life Sciences - Life Sciences

Study on the evolution of Brontotheres lead by UV palaeontologist Éscar Sanisidro published in the journal -Science-. Palaeontology specialists lead by University of Valencia investigator Éscar Sanisidro publish a study in the -Science- journal on the body size of Brontotheres, a mammal family that went extinct 53 million years ago.

The University of Valencia and the Andean Condor Foundation (Quito, Ecuador) will work together to improve the conservation of biodiversity in Ecuador, a country where almost 40% of vertebrate species are in some category of threat. Both organizations have signed a strategic collaboration agreement that seeks to optimize efforts for the management of natural resources in the Andean country.

An international study coordinated by the MELIS-UPF researchers Andreas Meyerhans and Juana Díez has identified Schlafen 12, a new HIV restriction factor that could pave the way for new strategies for curing the infection.

The Neurobiology of Sensory Systems group at the MELIS-UPF will train one of its doctoral candidates contributing their expertise in human inner ear organoids and genetic alterations causing vestibular disorders.