CBMA organization reflects their scientific expertise and approaches towards different perspectives on biodiversity.
The study of living organisms and their interaction with the environment implies different scales of approach, from populations, communities, organisms, to a single cell and molecular events. The comprehensive understanding of biodiversity components and ecosystems relies on complementary expertise based on distinct tools and methodologies.
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SUSTAINING LIFE The group joins expertise on marine and freshwater biology, ecology, ecotoxicology, microbiology, genetics, and mathematics to develop theoretical, empirical and observational approaches to understand the role of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and to propose actions for the sustainable use of natural resources under the ongoing global change. |
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BASICS OF LIFE The group combines expertise on biochemistry and molecular biology, cell biology and physiology to uncover biomarkers, signaling processes and regulatory pathways underlying cellular events triggered by biotic and abiotic stressors. |
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INNOVATION FOR LIFE The group uses molecular biotechnology and applied microbiology, omics and bioinformatics tools in synthetic biology approaches to re-design natural biological systems (or parts of) and to promote a knowledge-based society. |
