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The catalogue contains approximately 3.7 million microbial genes, some of which could be used to produce biofuels, antimicrobials, anticancer and even complex compounds.

An ICM study shows that some stimulations of the immune system during the early stages of fish development can trigger epigenetic modifications that lead to changes in the sexual phenotype.

Candidates should be admitted to a doctoral programme for the academic year 2020/2021 at the time of the beginning of the scholarship (estimated in spring 2021).

The competition is focused on developing a city of one million people on Mars in a sustainable way.

ICM and IEO researchers have developed a simple, cheap and fast method to evaluate the Good environmental status of the ocean based on the analysis of the diversity of microorganisms.

Recent studies reveal that invasive species that have crossed the Suez Canal as a result of both climate change and human activity are causing very serious ecological and socioeconomic impacts in the Mediterranean.