INTRODUCTION Human beings are equipped with multiple senses (sight, hearing, smell,
taste, touch, and proprioception) to help them to react properly to their environment. The …

The physical microenvironment regulates cell behavior during tissue development and
homeostasis. How single cells decode information about their geometrical shape under …

Ciència Oberta és un projecte de divulgació científica en català iniciat per 5 estudiants de la
Facultat de Biologia de la UB, en el qual actualment hi participen més de 15 persones. Al …

Effective immune responses critically depend on the dynamic behaviour of immune cells,
including cell movement in complex tissues. While the tissue microenvironment has been …

In this project we have characterised the dynamics of single myosin II molecules in stem
cells under mechanical stress combining high spatial and time resolution microscopy with …

De dilemes en tenim tots cada dia. Alguns d'ells (o així ho creiem) són transcendentals pel
transcurs de la nostra vida. D'altres, més efímers i passatgers. Tots, però, tenen un mateix …

Per què les zebres tenen ratlles? D’on sorgeix l’estampat dels lleopards? I les taques de les
closques dels mol· luscs? Els animals presenten patrons molt diversos i com s’ originen ha …

Adoptive cell transfer of engineered T cell therapies, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T)
and T cell receptor (TCR-T) cell therapies, are a highly promising modality for the …

The somatosensory system detects peripheral stimuli that are translated into behaviors
necessary for survival. Fishes and amphibians possess two somatosensory systems in the trunk: …

The ability of eukaryotic cells to squeeze through constrictions is limited by the stiffness of
their large and rigid nucleus. However, migrating cells are often able to overcome this …