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Uruguayan science secures Human Frontier funding

Uruguayan science secures Human Frontier funding

The project, titled “Decoding an Ancient RNA Social Network,” was proposed by Amy Buck (United Kingdom), Ruth Ley (Germany), Stefanie Kaiser (Germany), and Juan Pablo ...
A complete map of the genome of the Chagas parasite changes what was known about its biology

A complete map of the genome of the Chagas parasite changes what was known about its biology

The study, published in the journal BMC Genomics, not only redefines how the organization of its genome is understood—since for years it was thought to be fragmented—but ...
Resolve Therapeutics and Institut Pasteur Collaborate to Identify Cell-Free RNA Triggers in Autoimmunity

Resolve Therapeutics and Institut Pasteur Collaborate to Identify Cell-Free RNA Triggers in Autoimmunity

Resolve Therapeutics, a next-generation biopharma company transforming the treatment of autoimmune diseases with innovative non-immunosuppressive drugs ...
Differences in gut bacteria in children with autism

Differences in gut bacteria in children with autism

The study that observed these results, conducted by the Institut Pasteur of Montevideo together with the School of Nutrition at the University of the Republic (Udelar) ...
Regional collaboration contributes to the development of biodegradable material for cardiovascular stents

Regional collaboration contributes to the development of biodegradable material for cardiovascular stents

In Argentina, Merlo worked on the design and characterization of an iron-based biodegradable alloy that could be used to manufacture stents—the small metal mesh tubes ...
New kits improve the detection of a disease in dairy cattle

New kits improve the detection of a disease in dairy cattle

The study was published in the April issue of the Journal of Virological Methods and is now available online.Bovine leukosis may show no symptoms for years, yet it still ...
Valentine’s love — also in science

Valentine’s love — also in science

Kidney cells under the microscope.The dark circles are the nuclei of each cell, and the fluorescent dots are mitochondria stained with a contrast substance. The ...
IP Montevideo Part of Uruguay’s Delegation to China

IP Montevideo Part of Uruguay’s Delegation to China

In this context, on Wednesday the 4th, Correa signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese biotechnology company interested in participating in the early stages ...
Bacteria in historic buildings’ concrete analyzed to repair cracks

Bacteria in historic buildings’ concrete analyzed to repair cracks

The team has already taken concrete samples from the former Anglo meatpacking plant in Fray Bentos—designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site—and from the Centenario ...
Guska, Eolo, and Scaffold recognized with the Nova Award

Guska, Eolo, and Scaffold recognized with the Nova Award

The ceremony, held on October 3 at the LATU Innovation Campus, was attended by the Secretary of the Presidency, Alejandro Sánchez; the Minister of Education and Culture, ...
Scientists Recreate a Crucial Stage of the Toxoplasmosis Parasite in the Lab

Scientists Recreate a Crucial Stage of the Toxoplasmosis Parasite in the Lab

Cats are the only animals in which the parasite Toxoplasma gondii can reproduce and form cysts, which are then shed in their feces. In the environment, these cysts ...
Leonel Malacrida Named in Photonics 100

Leonel Malacrida Named in Photonics 100

Malacrida is the only Latin American researcher included on the list, compiled by the scientific magazine Electro Optics. The other honorees from the Americas are based ...
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