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    Skeletal staining of the inferior limb regions of normal embryos, embryos with a single Meis allele, and an embryo with complete absence of Meis. Embryos with a single copy of Meis lack the fibula and posterior digits (black arrow). Total absence of Meis prevents limb development (white arrow).
    Research
    2 Jun 2021
    Nature Communications: CNIC scientists identify essential factors for limb formation

    The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals that Meis transcription factors are essential for the formation and antero-posterior patterning of the limbs during embryonic development 

    Sara Martínez Martínez, María José Méndez Olivares, Álvaro Alfayate, , Andrea de la Fuente-Alonso, Miguel R. Campanero, Juan Miguel Redondo y Jesús Vázquez.
    Research
    11 May 2021
    Nature Communications: Inhibition of proteins activated by nitric oxide reverses aortic aneurysm in Marfan syndrome

    Scientists at the CNIC and CSIC have shown that elevated activity of proteins regulated by nitric oxide (NO) causes the aortic disease seen in Marfan Syndrome patients
    Dr. Miguel Torres
    About the CNIC
    10 May 2021
    Dr. Miguel Torres appointed Associate Editor of Science Advances

    Dr. Torres is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Dr. Miguel Torres’s scientific research focuses on the regulation of embryonic development and the formation and regeneration of organs.

    Jacky Goetz
    About the CNIC
    28 Apr 2021
    "To do science it is essential to be proactive and not wait for your project to progress on its own"

    Dr. Jacky Goetz works on intravital imaging and biomechanical forces during the progression of tumors.
    De izda. a dcha.: Verónica Casquero, Sofía Sánchez, Irene García, Macarena Fernández, Wen Luo, Severin Muhleder, Lourdes García, Rui Benedito
    Research
    9 Dec 2020
    Nature: A new way to make arteries

    Científicos del CNIC han descubierto un mecanismo celular y molecular que puede ayudar a promover la arterialización y perfusión en los tejidos que han sufrido una reducción del riego sanguíneo.
    Alfonso Mora, María Elena Rodríguez Andrés, Guadalupe Sabio, Alejandro Rosell, Cintia Folgueira and Luis Leiva-Vega.
    Research
    30 Jun 2020
    PNAS: Scientists discover a new mechanism controlling liver cancer development

    CNIC scientists have designed an animal model to study the development of liver cancer caused by bile acids
    Research
    4 Jun 2020
    Science Advances: CNIC scientists discover a system essential for limb formation during embryonic development

    Published in Science Advances, the study shows that malfunctioning of this system leads to congenital deformities
    Research
    29 May 2020
    Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado: "The real magic is to imagine the experiment and execute it"

    The researcher Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado is one of the greatest experts in the study of the mechanisms involved, cellular and biological, in regeneration in the planaria model
    Research
    28 Apr 2020
    Nature Communications: CNIC scientists design an experimental mouse model for investigating the mechanical function of proteins in vivo

    CNIC scientists, working with international partners, have developed a new experimental mouse model that allows them to study how cells sense, interpret, and generate mechanical forces
    De izda. a dcha.: Asier Echarri, Miguel Ángel del Pozo, Diana Velázquez, Carla Huerta, Sara Sánchez, María García, Raffaele Strippoli, Enrique Calvo, Jorge Alegre-Cebollada.
    Research
    20 Dec 2019
    Nature Communications: The 'airbag' that protects cells against stress

    CNIC scientists have identified the molecular mechanisms that allow our cells to adapt to, protect themselves against, and survive mechanical stress