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Bacterial Viruses Against Human Pathogens

Fellow Victoria Rodriguez is adding to our understanding of prospective industrial applications of phages

10 Feb 2026

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UNU-BIOLAC and Universidad Central de Venezuela Sign Agreement to Promote Academic Exchange in Biotechnology

The agreement stems from a successful academic experience and includes Mexican Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey as a technical ally.

07 Feb 2026

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Targeting Chaga's Plumbing to Dry Up the Disease

Victoria Vitali is learning to manipulate the genes that manage water inside tripanosomal cells in order to find potential weak spots

05 Feb 2026

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Strawberries Against Drought

Soybeans can be protected against water stress by strawberry leaf extract. Stefania Venegas wants to know why.

30 Jan 2026

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Strategic Pause to Open Calls in 2026

UNU-BIOLAC will not call for academic proposals in 2026 while the Programme reforms certain aspects of its operations.

28 Jan 2026

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Clean Energy from Bioelectrochemical Systems

The III Latin-American Week of Microbial Bioelectrochemistry gathered students from the region to explore the potential of cells (literally)

24 Jan 2026

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Turning Lichens into High-Tech Starts with the Typical Petri Dish

Erika Calla learnt how to cultivate Peruvian lichens to be able to study the secrets to their tolerance to ultraviolet radiation

22 Jan 2026

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Ruben Olivares Bridged Regional Efforts to Achieve Effectiveness Against Plant Bacterial Pathogens

His fellowship seeks to resolve issues to formulate biocontrol inoculants with local genetic resources against aggressive crop pathogens

21 Jan 2026

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Going After the Key to Real Agricultural Sustainability

The workshop organized by RELAR-PGPRLat built capacities for the understanding of plant-soil interactions critical for productivity and sustainability

17 Jan 2026

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Next Course: “Innovative Biotechnological Approaches in Health - From Research to Application”, April 2026

Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Maria Vizoso at Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Argentina

03 Jan 2026

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High-tech Quality Control for High-tech Therapeutics

As therapeutics become more complex, assuring their safety and effectiveness requires more precise methods

23 Dec 2025

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Yeast Biotechnology for Accurate Allergy Diagnosis and Safer Therapies

Using yeast biotechnology to produce safer, more precise allergens for improved diagnosis and treatment of urban allergies.

19 Dec 2025