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 30.03.2015

The Parc Científic de Barcelona leads the Fair «Live Research Fair» at CosmoCaixa

On the upcoming days of 8 9,10 and 11th of April, and as part of the 13th edition of the «Live Research Fair» , researchers from different research centres in Catalonia will be moving part of their laboratory setting to CosmoCaixa Barcelona to invite citizens to participate in their projects and solve puzzles following scientific methodology. The fair -organized annually by the Parc Científic de Barcelona under the “Research In Society” program - aims to bring science to society and promote scientific vocations among young people. This year, it is taking place with the support of "Obra Social ”la Caixa"  and the Ajuntament de Barcelona.

The fair includes interesting activities such as exploring in real time what happens around the underwater station OBSEA; discovering what and how Iberians fed; identifying mutations in DNA that cause hereditary diseases; decoding the key to online translation engines; measuring greenhouse effect gases; cracking the encryption system of information from the International Space Station; seeing how the neurons of a zebrafish embryo are generated, or finding out what compounds crystalize in the shape of a flower, sphere or hedgehog, are some of the projects in which visitors can participate.

Like in previous editions, the three winners of the programme «Tutoring for Secondary School Students» —addressed to upper secondary students who develop a research project supervised by a researcher from PCB— explain their projects at one of the stands of the Fair.

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Limited seating. Reservations: 934031134 / difusiociencia@pcb.ub.cat