Medicine and Life Sciences

The genomes of 233 primate species reveal key features of primate evolution, human disease and biodiversity conservation.

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.

Aïda Solé-Auró, a professor at the UPF Department of Political and Social Sciences, is joint principal investigator of the project. Her qualitative research will analyse several determinants of health for this age group and the influence of aspects such as socioeconomic level, sex or place of residence.

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.