Board of trustees:
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Home sweet home
Picking the perfect place to live is important, especially if you’re a retrovirus.
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Swimming in a sea of viruses
A new technique for sifting tiny viruses from seawater could help the hunt for human pathogens
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Unpacking the genome
Every human cell contains more than two metres of twisted, tightly packed DNA, so switching on the right genes at the right time is a major challenge.
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Deep freeze
A new freezing method, which can be used anywhere in the world, preserves single cells for scientific analysis.
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Pass it on
Researchers have discovered an unusual epigenetic heirloom that can be passed down more than 14 generations.
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Sorting it out
It’s your friend’s birthday and you want to send them a gift. You wrap it carefully, write their address on the outside, stick on a stamp and put it in the mail. Then, as if by magic, it arrives at their house a couple of days later.
Credits
Produced by:
Department of Communication & Public Relations
Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)
Dr. Aiguader, 88 – 08003 Barcelona, Spain
www.crg.eu
Text and graphics:
CRG scientists, CRG members of the management team, Kat Arney, Department of Communication & Public Relations
Graphic Design:
Ondeuev Comunicació S.L.
Photography:
Ivan Marti, CRG scientists
Video:
Adrià Sunyol