José María Valverde: tras las huellas de lo sagrado

A Tribute to José María (“Chema”) Cantú

José María ("Chema") Cantú (1938-2007), born in Mexico, was a pioneering, loved and respected leader in medical and human genetics and bioethics in Latin America. He graduated as a physician in Mexico and then trained in medical and human genetics in France and the United States. He was instrumental in developing a first-rate research, training and genetic services program in medical and human ...

Understanding the Snake Venom Metalloproteinases: An Interview with Jay Fox and José María Gutiérrez

Jay W. Fox and José María Gutiérrez recently finished editing a Special Issue on the topic "Snake Venom Metalloproteinases" in Toxins. The Special Issue covers a wide range of topics, including the molecular evolution and structure of snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs), the mechanisms involved in the generation of diversity of SVMPs, the mechanism of action of SVMPs, and their role in the p...

Evaluación de la calidad de las imágenes de rostros utilizadas para la identificación de las personas

Automatic evaluation of face image quality is an important topic in the development of face recognition systems. This paper describes a framework for assessing the conformity of face images with the parameter set in the standard ISO/IEC 19794-5 that determines if given images possess an identification value and can be used in personal identification documents. New algorithms for image analysis ...

Genetica De Las Epilepsias

Genetics of epilepsy. In the last few years, the presence of specific genetic abnormalities leading to some of the classical epileptic syndromes has been clearly elucidated. This means that for the first time, it has become possible to create a strong relationship between the presence of specific genomic and/or proteomic abnormalities and epileptic syndromes previously considered to be “idiopat...

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