• Annapurna expedition game: applying molecular biology tools to learn genetics 

      Sole-Llussa, Anna; Casanoves, Marina; Salvadó-Belarta, Zoel ; Garcia-Vallve, Santigo; Valls, Cristina; Novo, Maite (Journal of Biological Education, 20/10/2019)
      In this paper, we present an activity called 'Annapurna Expedition' through which students should apply basic concepts of genetics to solve a worldwide pandemic disease. Players take the role of scientists, involved in a ...
    • Dislexia y discalculia: una revisión sistemática actual desde la neurogenética 

      de-la-Peña, Cristina; Bernabéu-Brotóns, Elena (Universitas Psychologica, 2018)
      Los Trastornos Específicos del Aprendizaje constituyen un grupo heterogéneo de alteraciones frecuentes que pueden generar problemas importantes no solo durante la etapa escolar, sino a lo largo de toda la vida. Las ...
    • Down’s syndrome and COVID-19: risk or protection factor against infection? A molecular and genetic approach 

      Altable, Marcos; De la Serna Tuya, Juan Moisés (Neurological sciences, 2021)
      Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of learning difficulties and intellectual disabilities. DS patients often present with several congenital defects and chronic diseases, including immunity disorders. ...
    • Genetic signature detected in T cell receptors from patients with severe COVID-19 

      Corpas, Manuel; de Mendoza, Carmen; Moreno-Torres, Víctor; Pintos, Ilduara; Seoane, Pablo; Perkins, James R.; Ranea, Juan A.G.; Fatumo, Segun; Korcsmaros, Tamas; Martín-Villa, José Manuel; Barreiro, Pablo; Corral, Octavio Jorge (iScience, 2023)
      Characterization of host genetic factors contributing to COVID-19 severity promises advances on drug discovery to fight the disease. Most genetic analyses to date have identified genome-wide significant associations involving ...
    • New insights into the genetics of same-sex behavior 

      Gallego, Lucía; De Santiago, Manuel; Soriano, Vicente (Permanyer Publications, 2021)
      Across human societies, a fraction of men and women (around 2-10%) report engaging in sex with samesex partners, either exclusively or, more frequently, in addition to having heterosexual partners (bisexuals) (ACSF. Nature ...