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Scientific Highlights

The following are some of the research results published in 2022.
They are provided as a small sample of the work being done by ICREAs.

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Green gentrification in European and North American Cities

Green gentrification in European and North American Cities

Antibiotics as potential anti-metastatic therapies?

Antibiotics as potential anti-metastatic therapies?

A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat

A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat

Shedding light on the treatment of colorectal cancer

Shedding light on the treatment of colorectal cancer

Optical fingerprinting of superconductivity

Optical fingerprinting of superconductivity

A new twist on modelling materials interfaces

A new twist on modelling materials interfaces

The role of sea birds as carriers of pollutants over long distances

The role of sea birds as carriers of pollutants over long distances

The exceptional Late Roman shipwreck of Ses Fontanelles (Mallorca, Spain)

The exceptional Late Roman shipwreck of Ses Fontanelles (Mallorca, Spain)

Controlling bound states of artificial atoms and photons

Controlling bound states of artificial atoms and photons

Biological nitrogen fixation in food crops- A major step toward the Holy Grail of Agricultural Sustainability

Biological nitrogen fixation in food crops- A major step toward the Holy Grail of Agricultural Sustainability

MiOS, a tool to reveal how genes fold

MiOS, a tool to reveal how genes fold

Self-Configuring Smart Surfaces for 6G Future Mobile Networks

Self-Configuring Smart Surfaces for 6G Future Mobile Networks

The second law of thermodynamics assists the study of the brain

The second law of thermodynamics assists the study of the brain

Twins shed light on the genetic and environmental factors shaping our speech organs

Twins shed light on the genetic and environmental factors shaping our speech organs

Untangling genomic architecture reveals new therapeutic target for leukemia

Untangling genomic architecture reveals new therapeutic target for leukemia

Reducing uncertainty of near-term climate change estimates

Reducing uncertainty of near-term climate change estimates

Extreme points of the unit balls in spaces of functions

Extreme points of the unit balls in spaces of functions

Epigenetics predicts the efficacy of T-lymphocyte treatments in hematological malignancies

Epigenetics predicts the efficacy of T-lymphocyte treatments in hematological malignancies

Citizen science reveals first comprehensive snapshot of the oral microbiome through age and lifestyle factors

Citizen science reveals first comprehensive snapshot of the oral microbiome through age and lifestyle factors

Understanding the dynamics of molecular condensates in living cells

Understanding the dynamics of molecular condensates in living cells

A quantum approach to engineering of two-dimensional metamaterials

A quantum approach to engineering of two-dimensional metamaterials

Ferroelectricity or ferroelasticity? That is the question about metal halide perovskites

Ferroelectricity or ferroelasticity? That is the question about metal halide perovskites

A study model for Ewing sarcoma in Drosophila

A study model for Ewing sarcoma in Drosophila

Hearing the light

Hearing the light

Stick around and pass the electron!

Stick around and pass the electron!

How does the cell open and close electron taps?

How does the cell open and close electron taps?

Does more information lead to better predictions in network inference?

Does more information lead to better predictions in network inference?

An act of self-sabotage modulates DNA damage response in early mammalian development

An act of self-sabotage modulates DNA damage response in early mammalian development

A novel function of Capicua family proteins

A novel function of Capicua family proteins

One Higgs boson found – could there be more?

One Higgs boson found – could there be more?

Towards a climate resilient healthy future

Towards a climate resilient healthy future

New world record in fusion energy

New world record in fusion energy

New genomic tools shed light on the evolutionary history of chimpanzees and contribute to their conservation

New genomic tools shed light on the evolutionary history of chimpanzees and contribute to their conservation

Advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of tree mortality under rising drought, CO2 and vapor pressure deficit.

Advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of tree mortality under rising drought, CO2 and vapor pressure deficit.

A DNA programable electrochemical sensor for the direct detection of proteins

A DNA programable electrochemical sensor for the direct detection of proteins

A genomic region that is exclusively dedicated to the formation and regeneration of a single organ

A genomic region that is exclusively dedicated to the formation and regeneration of a single organ

The large-scale structure of the Universe

The large-scale structure of the Universe

Breakthrough sensitivity in the detection of magnetic fields

Breakthrough sensitivity in the detection of magnetic fields

Diabetes opens the door to SARS-CoV-2 infection in the human kidney

Diabetes opens the door to SARS-CoV-2 infection in the human kidney

Zipping graphene nanostructures with atomic precision

Zipping graphene nanostructures with atomic precision

Multitemporal Lidar: A New Workflow for the Detection of Subtle Topographic Features in Dense Forest Areas

Multitemporal Lidar: A New Workflow for the Detection of Subtle Topographic Features in Dense Forest Areas

The need for speed: Fast yet accurate computational enzyme design

The need for speed: Fast yet accurate computational enzyme design

Ocean acidification and mussels; the role of genetics

Ocean acidification and mussels; the role of genetics

Identifying cellular cancer mechanisms through pathway-driven data integration

Identifying cellular cancer mechanisms through pathway-driven data integration

How can we localise molecules on a surface with 2D and 3D control?

How can we localise molecules on a surface with 2D and 3D control?

A Novel Computational Algorithm for diagnosis and gene discovery

A Novel Computational Algorithm for diagnosis and gene discovery

Recognizing Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ rights and agency is critical to the success of global biodiversity policy

Recognizing Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ rights and agency is critical to the success of global biodiversity policy

2D materials for a major leap forward in non-volatile memory technologies

2D materials for a major leap forward in non-volatile memory technologies

The newly discovered plate boundary between Africa and the Iberian Peninsula could cause unanticipated large tsunamis

The newly discovered plate boundary between Africa and the Iberian Peninsula could cause unanticipated large tsunamis

The global circulation of books

The global circulation of books

Structure and mechanism of an enzyme involved in the renewal of our intestinal mucus

Structure and mechanism of an enzyme involved in the renewal of our intestinal mucus

A novel ‘wiring diagram’ links physiological traits of wheat for yield potential

A novel ‘wiring diagram’ links physiological traits of wheat for yield potential

Stopping sound on its (nano) tracks

Stopping sound on its (nano) tracks

How is implicit reasoning possible?

How is implicit reasoning possible?

Not individual genes but the “mutational signatures” of many genes hold the key to better cancer therapies

Not individual genes but the “mutational signatures” of many genes hold the key to better cancer therapies

Microtubule network organization by molecular motors

Microtubule network organization by molecular motors

Light dressing makes ultracold atoms distinguish left from right

Light dressing makes ultracold atoms distinguish left from right

The first monograph on Charlemagne’s and the Carolingians’ European history and memory in Catalan

The first monograph on Charlemagne’s and the Carolingians’ European history and memory in Catalan

Radio pulsation from a gamma-ray binary detected after decades of search

Radio pulsation from a gamma-ray binary detected after decades of search

Sugar taxation to simultaneously combat climate change, deforestation and health risks

Sugar taxation to simultaneously combat climate change, deforestation and health risks

A novel mechanism for faithful chromosome segregation compromised in cancer cells

A novel mechanism for faithful chromosome segregation compromised in cancer cells

Weird tales and prophetic insights: the brain in cinema from the origins to the present

Weird tales and prophetic insights: the brain in cinema from the origins to the present

Microplastics deposited on the seafloor triple in the last 20 years and mimic plastic production

Microplastics deposited on the seafloor triple in the last 20 years and mimic plastic production

ICREA Memoir 2022