Luis Serrano

Luis Serrano

Luis Serrano
Position

Head of the Biological Systems Design Group at the Center for Genomic Regulation and member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Scientists in the United States claim to have built a synthetic cell that can feed and reproduce

The team led by scientist Kate Adamala of the University of Minnesota has released the news—under an embargo—to several media outlets regarding the creation of a synthetic cell capable of feeding, growing, and replicating, which they have named Spudcell. Their work, which, according to Science News, was rejected by the journal Cell, is published on the team’s website, pending peer review.

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Reactions to the adoption of the new Science Law

The extraordinary plenary session of the Congress of Deputies today approved the reform of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation. After being passed in the Lower House without any votes against it on 23 June, the bill was approved in the Senate on 20 July with an amendment referring to indefinite-term contracts, which was rejected today in Congress.