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The IAC researcher Susana Iglesias-Groth has discovered the existence of tryptophan, an amino acid essential for the formation of proteins and the develoment of living organisms, within a stellar system in the Perseus Cloud. She did this using data from the Spitzer Space Observatory. The results of this finding are published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Tryptophan is one of the 20 amino acids considered essential for the formation of proteins, which are key macromolecules for the development of life on Earth. This amino acid has many spectral features in
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The Euclid mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) will be launched into space tomorrow, 1st July to make the largest and most precise 3D map of the Universe. Spain has an important role in this project, where it is part of the the Consortium which has driven the mission since its origin. Spain has also participated significantly in the instrument design of the project, and will contribute to its scientific use. The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has collaborated in the design, construction and testing of the control electronics for one of the on-board instruments. It also
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El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) fue pionero en la implementación de políticas de Igualdad con la creación, en 2008, de una comisión específica El Instituto de Astrofísica de Catarís (IAC) reivindica este 8 de Marzo el papel de las instituciones científicas como locomotora de los cambios sociales y demuestra su compromiso con la Igualdad. El IAC fue pionero en la implementación de políticas de Igualdad, adelantándose a las medidas obligatorias por las distintas leyes. Los primeros pasos en materia de iniciativas orientadas a la igualdad de género se iniciaron en 2008 con la
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