What about the other genomes? 1995 saw the publication of the first complete genome sequences of prokaryotic cells and a year later the first sequences of an eukaryotic organism were
The genome and the complexity of living beings. The genome of an organism is the total dna content of its cells, including genes and intergenic regions. In prokaryotes (Archaea and
The biology of “sex-appeal”: mate selection in humans. Until recently, it was thought that standards for physical
El punt de no retorn: present i futur de la sexualitat humana. Actualment, la selecció natural continua influint en les poblacions humanes, condicionant la nostra forma de ser i el
Post-copulatory sex selection: sperm competitiveness and selection. In the last 20 years research into the reproductive
L’alta producció d’espermatozoides entre els mascles, en comparació amb el nombre relativament baix d’òvuls que produeixen les femelles, fa que aquells puguen tenir un major èxit
Plant sexuality. Plant sexuality is much more complex than we could have imagined The absence of movement
Còpula de dues sargantanes ibèriques (Podarcis hispanica). Durant la còpula el risc de ser depredat és alt perquè la parella ha de quedar-se unida durant uns
El sexe és un tema de transcendental importància en les nostres vides per moltes raons diferents. La més evident és que tots nosaltres existim com a conseqüència de les relacions
Cork: the natural guardian of wines. The cork oak (Quercus suber) covers its trunk and
Wine: food, drug or medicine perhaps? In this article the author looks at the many beneficial effects
Innovative oenological biotechnology. In recent years, many winemakers have started to use pure wine yeast strains to
Plant heritage: vine varieties. The vineyards of Catalunya and Valencia posses a heritage of vine varieties, in
Wine: culture and economy. Above all, wine is a food product, which, on gaining commercial importance, has
Després d’unes quantes dècades de regressió, caiguda en consum i fins i tot rebuig
Valencia, the cradle of experimental particle physics in Spain. Around 1950, J. Catala de Alemany, Catedratic
Internet and the world wide web. A world-wide web has been developed at CERN to allow researchers, taking part in large scientific collaborations, to interchange data
From Nuclear and Particle Physics to Medicine. A little bit of history. A revolution in the
«Som molt a prop d’aconseguir que les dones es trobin en igualtat de condicions que els homes»
Entrevista a Anna Veiga
Anna Veiga és coneguda per ser pionera en el camp de la reproducció in vitro a casa nostra. Ella va ser la «mare» científica del primer bebè proveta a Espanya
The LEP adventure. LEP, the e+ e- collider at CERN, has been successfully operating since 1989. During
Particle Accelerators: “the super-microscopes”. We describe the importance of accelerators in particle physics, their basic principles, different types and uses. We include a detailed study of
Exotic Nuclei: Per ardua ad astra. Atomic nuclei, the tiny objects at the hearts of atoms, make up 99.8 % of the matter in our Universe.
Els constituents elementals de la matèria. © CERN Particle Zoology. Our present understanding of the basic constituents of matter and the interaction between them is