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Viral nanoparticles: the biotechnology of the small

Podcast Brotes de Ciencia: "In this episode, we talk about a very important and topical biotechnological tool: viral nanoparticles. We will talk about how to obtain them and their application in different fields".


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The lab that researches how to programme bacteria.

Bacteria are normally seen as very simple and basic organisms compared to the complexity of mammals. The Biocomputing Laboratory of the Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics, which is part of the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Spanish National Research Council, has managed to get these a priori simple beings to process information from the environment and act accordingly, for example, by eliminating pollutants from the soil. Chema García Langa interviews Ángel Goñi Moreno, the director of this laboratory.


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Sustainable agriculture: the solution to the challenge of feeding eight billion people healthily and without depleting resources.

Dialogue between Carlos-Gregorio Hernández and Antonio Molina on the sustainable agriculture projects of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM).


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The Spanish lab that programmes bacteria as if they were computers

The Biocomputing Laboratory of the Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics is getting these seemingly simple creatures to process information from the environment and act accordingly, for example by removing pollutants from the soil.


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The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things. Interview with Ángel Goñi

Biologists are finally beginning to corral molecules, cells and whole organisms to carry out complex computations. These living processors could find use in everything from smart materials to new kinds of artificial intelligence.


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Nanopartículas virales. Hablamos con Fernando Ponz Ascaso.

“Una nanopartícula es cualquier partícula, no importa de qué esté hecha, que tenga al menos una dimensión inferior a los 100 nanómetros” Así explica el concepto Fernando Ponz, investigador del Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA-CSIC), durante la entrevista que hoy os invito a escuchar en Hablando con Científicos.


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Interview by the Antama Foundation with Fernando Ponz. "Nanoparticles derived from plant viruses".

Fernando Ponz's team (CBGP-CSIC) works daily studying nanoparticles derived from plant viruses. In this interview, he tells us about the keys to their research and the most important discoveries they have made in this field.


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The CBGP and Tradecorp alliance, on Radio5.

The research unit "Biological Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture", created by the CBGP and Tradecorp, on RNE's RADIO5 programme.


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The Aula de Educación Ambiental in "Aquí la Tierra"

The Aula de Educación Ambiental of the City Council of Pozuelo de Alarcón, protagonist in the program "Aquí la Tierra" with vaccination in plants.


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Interview with Antonio Molina at AseBio, new CBGP partner.

"We consider it a priority to be part of AseBio. It is a key driver of biotech and a leader in opinion generation and dissemination" - Interview with Antonio Molina at AseBio.


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Interview with Antonio Molina on Madri+D

Antonio Molina Fernández, Professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM). Director of the Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP, UPM, INIA-CSIC) and co-founder of the UPM technology-based companies Plant Response Biotech and FAIR Data Systems, gives an interview on the Madri+d website.


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Laura Carrillo and Joaquin Medina in Research Outreach journal

Understanding tomato plant metabolism for sustainable production


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Interview with Antonio Molina in TIERRAS magazine

Antonio Molina, as well as director of the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP), was the founder of Plant Response Biotech SL, a spin-off company of the UPM classified by Thrive 2019 as one of the 50 companies to follow within the technology sector world agriculture. The company was also rated last year as the European company with the highest investment in a financial operation in the area of agricultural biotechnology, as a result of the joint venture with the American company Koch Bio (of the Koch Agricultural Science Group), to create Plant Response Inc.


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The Nitrogen Fixation in Cereals Project led by CBGP enters its Phase III

The Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) has received a grant of 6.2 million dollars from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the development of biological nitrogen fixation ( BNF) in cereals. This project, led by Luis Rubio, a scientist at the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP) of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) and the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), seeks to obtain cereal crops with minimum requirements of nitrogen fertilizers.



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Research in practice

Blanca Velasco, a former CBGP (UPM-INIA) researcher who obtained Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Isabel Díaz joins the University of Burgos Office of Knowledge Transfer. Her direct research experience helps to translate the knowledge into applying for competitive national and international projects and grants and to provide support during the process


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Plants as biofactories

As a part of the on line celebration of the Fascination of Plants Day 2020, Fernando Ponz, a PI of Plant virus biotechnology group joined the round table organized by Granada Ciudad de la Ciencia with a talk entitled “Plantas como biofactorías”.


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Molecular tools to develop more drought-resistant legumes

Researchers from two INIA centers, the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP-INIA-UPM) and the National Center for Plant Genetic Resources (INIA-CRF) , have just published results of their work in the journal BMC Plant Biology. The article focuses on the design of new molecular tools to be used in improvement strategies against drought in the legume Vicia sativa L.


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Biotechnological and sustainable fertilization in the face of the population growth problem

In order to obtain this sustainable increase, it is necessary to make use of new biotechnological tools, such as gene editing or synthetic biology, and the knowledge generated by researchers over the years.


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CBGP scientists develop biostimulant that allows the plant to grow more in phosphorus deficit conditions

On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP UPM-INIA) celebrated the CBGP S3-Forum I&D for a more sustainable agriculture and quality food, meeting in which Sandra Díaz González, Industrial Doctorate student of CBGP and Plant Response Biotech analyzed the agri-food challenges that agronomists must respond to and the progress of their current research.


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In own name - Agrodiario

A study involving researchers from CBGP-UPM-INIA, shows the power of combining synthetic biology and classical biochemistry to build a critical reaction for nitrogenase biosynthesis in yeasts.


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The adventure of knowledge. Why does the peach allergy?

Why does the peach allergy? Polytechnic University of Madrid. The University Responds.


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Cajamar AGRO Forum

Antonio Molina Fernández of the Center for Biotechnology and Genomics of Plants CBGP - UPM - INIA, talks about trends in research.


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Factory of ideas

Visit of La 2 in its program "Factory of Ideas" to the facilities of the UPM to see the enormous progress and development they have.



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Lab24 - Plant biotechnology

The agriculture of the future is already growing in the Center for Biotechnology and Plant Genomics, a mixed center of INIA and the Polytechnic University of Madrid that inaugurated these facilities ten years ago. His research focuses on plant biology, its interaction with the environment and the mechanisms that regulate plant nutrition. A Severo Ochoa centre of excellence at the forefront of agroforestry biotechnology. It is a report by Paz Cámara.


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Interview in Onda Agraria of the researcher María A. Ayllón from the Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas UPM-INIA

The researcher of the Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas María A. Ayllón was interviewed by Pablo Rodríguez and Soledad de Juan in the Onda Agraria program. Dr. Ayllón has presented the European project "Viroplant" in which she participates. They have been talking about how the project started, the goals, the use of viruses as biological control agents, when they expect the first results and all the channels they are using to inform about the project. The interview will be broadcast on Sunday, July 21 from 6:00 to 7:00 h.


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Radio program "Researchers for the World" on March 26

On the radio program "Researchers for the World" on March 26, we spoke with Dr. Antonio Molina. Director of the BCGP. Sustainable Development, Severe Ochoa Excellence, Genome, Genomics, Arabidopsis Thaliana and Brachypodium Distachyon, bacteria, fungi, areas in agricultural sciences, forestry, environmental and food, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ...


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10th Anniversary of CBGP

On the special occasion of the 10th anniversary of CBGP(UPM-INIA), the institutional event commemorating the anniversary of the inauguration of CBGP facilities took place. The event was attended by prominent guests from the world of academia, science, business and government.



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CBGP researchers awarded with UPM prizes

The UPM celebrated the St Thomas Aquino´s day. During the ceremony two Group Leaders of the CBGP (UPM-INIA) were awarded with research prizes: Mark Wilkinson won the prize of the most cited UPM article and Luis Rubio won the prize of collaboration with private sector.


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Interview with Patricia Fernández Calvo in Revista Alimentaria

Patricia looks to plants themselves for the answer to the challenge of creating more productive crops that can withstand climate change.


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Fertiberia awards Mónica Navarro and Luis Rubio a runner-up prize for the best doctoral thesis in agriculture

A runner-up prize has been awarded to the agricultural engineer Mónica Navarro Rodríguez, for her thesis "Molybdenum Metabolism in Azotobacter vinelandii and its Biotechnological Applications", defended at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) and supervised by Luis Manuel Rubio Herrero, full professor at the same university.


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The CBGP Podcast "Alimenta Tu Mente" on Onda Agraria (Onda Cero)

Full program of Onda agraria with Soledad de Juan and Pablo Rodríguez. All the news for workers and lovers of the field. The CBGP Podcast "Alimenta tu Mente" appears from minute 21, with the participation of Jorge Molina.


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CBGP launches 'Alimenta Tu Mente', a new podcast on sustainable food production

The Center for Biotechnology and Plant Genomics (CBGP) of the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the National Institute of Agricultural Research and Technology of CSIC, has launched the podcast ALIMENTA TU MENTE, a new space to raise awareness about the importance of producing food in a sustainable way. A corner to disseminate the research work of the CBGP and bring the world of science and research to the general public.


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The N protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus produced in plants is valid for diagnosing Covid-19

The N protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is valid to carry out the serological diagnosis of Covid-19. This is indicated by an investigation by the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (INIA-CSIC), co-led by Fernando Ponz. Specifically, they highlight that the use of this recombinant protein N is an alternative to the majority serological tests based on protein S.


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Talk by Antonio Molina with Agathe Cortes in ASEBIO

"Antonio Molina, director of the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP, UPM-INIA) and co-founder of Plant Response Biotech, is very clear that we can only face the climatic challenges that await us with the combination of all the new innovative tools. We spoke to him on the occasion of Green Week and World Environment Day "


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Interview with Joaquin Medina in Horticultura

An interview with Joaquín Medina, the PI of Signaling networks in plant responses to nitrogen and sulphur limitation CBGP research group on his participation in the PRIMA VEG-ADAPT European project focused on the adaptation of crops to the climate change published in Horticultura.


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The potential of plant biotechnology, in the new podcast of 'Sprouts of Science'.

The 'Sprouts of Science' podcast programme dedicates its new edition to the potential of plant biotechnology. It tackles the subject with an interview with Stephan Pollman, senior lecturer at the Department of Biotechnology-Plant Biology. The role of phytohormones and the mutual relationships between plants and endophytes are some of the issues covered. Also the development of new technologies to improve agricultural yields and what lies behind the concept of sustainable agriculture. This is a double chapter, in Spanish and German.


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TEIBio Madrid

Antonio Molina, Director of the CBGP (UPM-INIA) and co-founder of the spin-off Plant Response Biotech, participates in the TEIBio Madrid meetings organized by the Damián Rodriguez Olivares Foundation y AsBioMad.


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Capital biotechnology on Radio Capital

Antonio Molina, Director of the CBGP (UPM-INIA) and co-founder of the spin-off Plant Response Biotech, is interviewed together with Carlos Cosculluela, Director of the Damián Rodriguez Olivares Foundation, in the program Capital biotechnology on Radio Capital.


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RINAP: 'Ibero-American scientific network of sulfur nutrition in plants' - Dr. Joaquín Medina and Dr. Laura Carrillo

The main objective of the RINAP research network is to strengthen interaction between Spanish and South American research groups around the regulation of sulfur assimilation in plants that aims to identify new strategies to improve sulfur metabolism in plant production systems in the future.


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Generation of Nitrogen Fixing Cereals - Dr. Luis Rubio -

In the program, Spanish, of scientific radio "Investigadores por el Mundo", number 108, presented and directed by Antonio G. Armas that was broadcast live on Tuesday, February 02 in Radio Libertad FM, from 8 pm to 9 pm, we have interviewed Dr. Luis Rubio. Principal Investigator of the Biochemistry of Nitrogen Fixation group of the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP).


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Scientists who emigrate to Madrid (in spite of everything)

The region tries to compensate for the flight of local researchers by contracting out public aid to brilliant outsiders. The problem is how to retain them in an ultracompetitive sector.



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Antonio Molina: “Farmers from other countries will have access to new technologies that Europeans will not have”

The director of the Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics warns of the consequences of Bruselas legislative slowness with biotechnology.


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The Director of the CBGP (UPM-INIA) participates in the "Quo vadis Europa? Organized by the ForoAgrario

The Conference presented several of the most recent technological advances and their impact on agricultural production and discussed the European position regarding the use of these new technologies.



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The Director of the CBGP (UPM-INIA) invited in the program dedicated to the Science of "Buenismo bien" of the SER.

Luis Rubio's project, which is supporting the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was presented in the program and a relaxed tone was discussed on the challenge of sustainably feeding the world's population.



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The constant presence of Biotechnology in Agriculture

CBGP Director, Dr. Antonio Molina, speaks in Tele Toledo about the long and intense relationship between Biotechnology and Agriculture, since Agriculture’s early days.



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ALLERGENS NEED COLLABORATORS TO PRODUCE ALLERGY

Researchers from the Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics (CBGP, UPM-INIA) have found direct evidence that `ligands´, some compounds transported by allergens, actively participate in the the phase of allergic sensitization.


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Interview to Dr. Antonio Molina, CBGP (UPM-INIA) Director.

Dr. Molina talked about genetically modified plants and sustainability in Onda Agraria (Onda Cero), in order to bring science closer to society.


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ON THE ROAD TO MAKING CEREALS ABLE TO USE NITROGEN FROM THE AIR

CBGP (UPM-INIA) researchers have gone a step further towards the transfer of nitrogenase genes to plants. This could enable, for example, cereals capable of growing thanks to the incorporation of nitrogen from the air, which would reduce the need of nitrogen fertilization.


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ALLERSCREENING, A NOVEL SOLUTION FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF FOOD ALLERGY

A European Project coordinated by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid will develop a new technology for detecting food allergies, which will enable their diagnosis in a simple and quick way


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CBGP (UPM-INIA) AWARDED THE ACCREDITATION AS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE SEVERO OCHOA

Antonio Molina, the CBGP Director, received the accreditation during the award ceremony held at the Ministerio de Economía, Industia y Competitividad (Madrid).


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MEETING IN THE FIELD OF BIOLOGICAL FIXATION OF NITROGEN

Dr. Luís Rubio, from CBGP, was one of the invited experts to this event, where research news in this field were presented.


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INTERVIEW WITH FERNANDO GARCÍA-ARENAL, SENIOR VIROLOGIST PRIZE

The prize was granted after nomination by all plant virologists in the Spanish Society of Virology.



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ABOUT EUROPEAN SCIENTIFIC WEAKNESS

Different specialized publications comment the work of CBGP scientist Alonso Rodríguez Navarro


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NEW METHOD FOR PREDICTING BACTERIAL INFECTIVITY IN PLANTS

CBGP and IHSM La Mayora researchers have created a computational tool for differentiating pathogenic from harmless bacteria with 90% accuracy.


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STUDY ABOUT HIV EVOLUTION IN CHILDREN

Israel Pagán´s research group, from the CBGP, together with experts from Hospital Ramón y Cajal in Madrid and CoRIspe net, has carried out a study about what factors involved in clinical manifestation of AIDS affect the disease evolution in children.


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CBGP EXPLAINED ON TV

A global view by several workers in the Center.


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DR. LUIS RUBIO EXPLAINS HIS PROJECT AIMING AT NITROGEN-FIXING CEREALS

An interview of the S&T divulgation program Lab24, explaining the details of this ambitious goal.


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A FUNGAL INFECTION THAT COULD HELP TO UNDERSTAND SOME ALLERGIES

Researchers from UPM reveal how mold from humidity caused by rotting fruits and vegetables unfolds a surprising strategy to infect plants.


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NEW FRONTIERS IN PLANT BIOLOGY

The CBGP organized a workshop to communicate and exchange the latest scientific advances and emerging technologies in the field of plant biology and its impact on the bio-economy.


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PLANT RESPONSE BIOTECH, A CBGP SPIN-OFF COMPANY, GETS IMPORTANT INVESTMENT

Multinational Ag-Biotech , Monsanto Company, invests $ 6M in Plant Response Biotech.


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FLAVONOLS AS NEGATIVE-PHOTOTROPISM REGULATORS IN ROOTS

CBGP and UCM researchers have identified the molecular mechanisms Arabidopsis roots use for escaping from light, which involve differential accumulation of flavonols.


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A 'TRANSGENIC REVOLUTION' AGAINST HUNGER IN THE WORLD

A Spanish scientist leads a millionaire project aimed to obtain supercereals, funded by Bill Gates.


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MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE, A DIFFICULT-TO-CONTROL FUNGUS WHICH CAUSES DEVASTATING EFFECTS IN RICE CROPS

Several CBGP researchers hope to understand more deeply the fungus biology and the disease it causes, the piriculariosis.


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NEW SYMBIOSIS METHOD BETWEEN PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS

Soledad Sacristán´s research group, from CBGP, together with Max Planck Institute from Alemania, has demonstrated the symbiosis between the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and the endophytic fungus Colletotrichum tofieldiae, which could contribute to decrease the use of inorganic fertilizers and to achieve a more sustainable agriculture.


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CBGP RESEARCHERS ANALYSE PLANT RESPONSE TO PATHOGEN ATTACKS

A CBGP research group studies the way that plants react to damaging agents attack producing peroxide without affecting healthy cells.


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ANTONIO MOLINA ELECTED DIRECTOR OF CBGP

The CBGP Council, assembly representing researchers and employees of the Center, has elected Antonio Molina as CBGP Director for the next four years.


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THE HOTTEST WINTER IN DECADES ENDANGERS SPAIN AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRY

CBGP researcher Pedro Crevillén talks, in ABC newspaper, about the impact of warm winters on crop yields.


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The Director of the CBGP (UPM-INIA) participates in the Seminar "New biotechnological tools for sustainable agriculture" organized by the Cajamar Foundation in Valencia

In the Conference several technological advances in the area of biostimulants and biofertilizers and their impact on sustainable agricultural production were presented. The Director of the CBGP (UPM-INIA). He presented the research lines of the CBGP in this field and the products derived from this research that are or will be available in the market.


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A CBGP-BASED PUBLICATION GETS 'MPMI' COVER

The prestigious magazine ‘Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions’ selects an article from the CBGP join research group Biotecnología de Virus Vegetales.


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CBGP PROJECT IS A FINALIST IN THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE OF THE COMPETITION ACTUA UPM XII

A group of researchers led by Dr. Marta Berrocal -Lobo presented a business plan for N -cycle project.


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IDENTIFICATION OF THE MECHANISM THAT REGULATES CONTINUOUS TISSUE FORMATION IN PLANTS

The journal Science publishes a study developed through collaboration between the Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics UPM-INIA and Duke University that identifies 5 factors as key regulators of tissue formation in roots throughout all its formative stages. These regulators are transcriptional factors and its presence and dose in cells determines the expression of genes that confer the appropriate identity to every cells.


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OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES FOR TRANSFERRING RESEARCH RESULTS TO COMPANIES

Dr. Soledad Sacristán shares her experience.


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SCIENCE WEEK

Students from Colegio San Javier and Colegio Suizo took part in several CBGP activities.


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A NEW APPROACH TO INCREASE FLOWER AND FRUIT PRODUCTION USING FUNGI

CBCP researchers have developed a method which increases crop yields applying an endophyte fungus


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BIOTECHNOLOGY WEEK

Activities in the CBGP and UPM.


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TREES THAT CAN INCREASE BIOMASS PRODUCTION

Thanks to biotechnology, researchers at CBGP have increased the production of woody species. This result is of great interest to the energy market .


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THE SAFETY OF TRANSGENICS CROPS

Dr. Isabel Díaz speaks about safety of transgenic crops in Spanish TV.


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THE RESEARCH GROUP LED BY DR. LUIS GÓMEZ CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVE TREE HEAT STRESS

This work has been published in Plant Physiology.


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DISCUSSION AT THE “ATENEO DE MADRID”

The cultivation of transgenic plants: the end of a debate? with Fernando Ponz



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MEMORIES OF THE FOUNDATION

Interview with Pilar Carbonero.


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MYCOVIRUSES AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGI

María Angeles Ayllón, CBGP researcher, gave a lecture at the Centro Hispanoluso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE) in Salamanca, on the possibility of using mycoviruses as biological control agents for plant pathogenic fungi or as tools to deepen the knowledge of these pathogens and thus develop more effective alternatives for their control.


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14 SPANISH SCIENTISTS GET A 1.5M€ GRANT FROM THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL

Including an interview with Manuel González Guerrero at CBGP


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PROFFESOR PILAR CARBONERO SPEAKS ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF FEEDING THE PLANET'S INCREASING POPULATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA

Modern agriculture faces the challenge of feeding 9 billion people by 2050, without increasing the cultivated surface.


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A SCIENTIFIC TEAM FROM THE CBGP PARTICIPATES IN THE WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING OF THE SPIDER MITE

An international consortium unveiled the whole genome sequence of the two-spotted red spider, one of the most cosmopolitan agriculture pests on Earth.


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SPEEDING THE DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSCRIPTIONAL NETWORKS CONTROLLING HOW PLANTS WORK

Scientists from the CBGP have set up a powerful novel system to decipher molecular mechanisms involved in the control of physiological processes in plants.


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SAT CAMPOSEVEN, ADVANCING THE AGRARIAN REVOLUTION

Joint research activities between SAT Camposeven and CBGP.


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SEVERAL EVENTS INVOLVING DR. PILAR CARBONERO IN MAY 2011

Dr. Pilar Carbonero gives the opening lecture of the seminar “Tecnologías, Ingeniería y Ciencias Experimentales: rompiendo fronteras en los estudios de género” at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. She has also spoken about women and agronomy in Universidad de Murcia and received te Columela prize from Fundación Andaluza de Ingenieros Agrónomos.


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SKP2A IS AN AUXIN BINDING PROTEIN THAT CONNECTS AUXIN SIGNALING WITH CELL DIVISION

CBGP research group leaded by Dr. Juan Carlos del Pozo found that auxin binds directly and specifically to SKP2A to promote E2FC/DPB degradation and inducing cell division


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HOW PLANTS COUNTERACT AGAINST THE SHADE OF LARGER NEIGHBOURS: THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF SHADE AVOIDANCE REACTION

PNAS report on a collaborative study involving new CBGP scientist, Dr. Stephan Pollmann


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EFFECT OF BIODIVERSITY CHANGES IN DISEASE RISK

CBGP researchers underline the relevance of different ecological factors in determining disease risk in wild and in human-managed habitats.



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BROCCOLI, CABBAGE & CO.: MUSTARD OILS AS CHEMICAL MACE

Broccoli and other plants use mustard oils to ward off pests. These natural substances are also thought to have a preventive effect on cancer. A Danish-German-Spanish team is now presenting new findings about mustard oils in plant science in “Nature” – with interesting prospects for agriculture.


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UPM AT MONTEGANCEDO, A CAMPUS OF EXCELLENCE

Interview with Fernando García-Arenal, CBGP Director.


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CBGP RESEARCHERS HAVE STUDIED THE RESPONSE TO PLANT ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES OF THE BACTERIUM DICKEYA DADANTII 3937

This pathogen causes soft rot diseases in a wide range of crops e. g. potato. The knowledge of the defense mechanisms against these substances widely distributed in the plant kingdom will facilitate the design of strategies to interfere with the development of the disease.


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ONDA CERO INTERVIEW WITH FERNANDO PONZ

Plant viruses: nuisances and useful tools



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A HYPOALLERGENIC MUTANT OF MELON PROFILIN COULD BE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY IN POLLEN–FOOD PROFILIN ALLERGIC PATIENTS.

A group of CBGP and UPM researchers develope hypoallergenic mutants for immunotherapy in collaboration with different hospitals.


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UPM INTERVIEW WITH JAN ZOUHAR, CBGP RESEARCHER

Jan Zouhar describes his research experience at CBGP, focused on how storage proteins are sent to the proper destination in plant cells.


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CBGP PROFESSOR LUIS RUBIO RECEIVES GRANT TO DEVELOP NITROGEN-FIXING CEREALS.

The research program under the NFIX acronym has a $3 million funding for a period of 52 months from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.


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CBGP REVIEW ABOUT WHEAT ALLERGENS ASSOCIATED WITH BAKER’S ASTHMA

Dr. Diaz-Perales participates in this work that deals with the current diagnosis and immunomodulatory treatments of baker's asthma, as well as the role of wheat allergens as molecular tools to enhance management and knowledge of this disease.


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GENOME EXPANSION AND GENE LOSS IN POWDERY MILDEW FUNGI REVEAL TRADEOFFS IN EXTREME PARASITISM

Report in Science present the genome analysis of barley powdery mildew. Dr. Sacristan participates in the international consortium that developed this work.


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CBGP RESEARCHING EXCELLENCE RECOGNISED BY AN ERC STARTING GRANT

Dr. Mar Castellano, with her project 'Plant cIRES Biotech', obtains the only Starting Grant of the ERC granted to a Spanish project in Biotechnology in 2010


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ELENA RAMIREZ, CBGP BIOLOGIST, AWARDED WITH THE L'OREAL-UNESCO PRIZE 'FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE'

Using the biotechnology, Dr. Ramirez searches to improve crops, both economically and environmentally


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'MADE IN SPAIN' TRANSGENICS

Controversy about transgenics


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SPANISH SCIENTISTS SEQUENCE THE GENOME OF PSEUDOMONAS SAVASTANOI, CAUSAL AGENT OF THE KNOT-DISEASE OF OLIVE TREE

Pablo Rodriguez Palenzuela, CBGP researcher, explains these new strategies for disease control of olive tree


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BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE REPORT IN AGROSFERA

Interview to Dr. Pilar Carbonero


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TWO CBGP LABS AWARDED ONE OF THE PRESTIGIOUS FUNDACIÓN RAMÓN ARECES RESEARCH PROJECTS

Research on the use of Azotobacter vinelandii as a biofactory por hydrogen production will be carried out as a collaboration between the Juan Imperial and Luis Rubio groups


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BIOTECNOLOGY AND CBGP IN THE NEWS

Interview to Dr. Fernando García-Arenal, Director of CBGP