Spanish scientists reveal genetic secrets of "immortal" jellyfish

STORY: Spanish scientists reveal genetic secrets of "immortal" jellyfish DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: various of street views in SpainSOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARIA PASCUAL, Researcher at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Oviedovarious of the jellyfishSOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): MARIA PASCUAL, Researcher at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Oviedo STORYLINE: Spanish scientists have discovered the genetic secrets of "immortal" jellyfish and opened a door to anti-aging research. After five years of study on Turritopsis dohrnii, which can revert to its larval form at will, researchers from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Oviedo in Spain sequenced the jellyfish's genome and identified variations that make it better at copying and repairing DNA, which provides it with its rejuvenation abilities. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARIA PASCUAL, Resea

High prices in Spain set to continue into next year, says economist

STORY: High prices in Spain set to continue into next year, says economist DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of shops and consumers in SpainSOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): MONTSERRAT GUILLEN, Professor of Economics at Barcelona UniversitySOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): MONTSERRAT GUILLEN, Professor of Economics at Barcelona Universityvarious of a petrol stationSOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): MONTSERRAT GUILLEN, Professor of Economics at Barcelona University STORYLINE: An economist has said high prices in Spain are set to continue into next year but measures will work. Prices in Spain went up again in June by a double-digit increase, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed to 10.2 percent, according to the National Institute of Statistics, the highest number for 37 years. With prices going up all over Europe, the European Central Bank announced in June that it will try to dampen consumer spending by raising interest rates by 0.25 percent in July, the bank's first rate rai

Vaccine key to COVID-19 fight in Spain, caution still needed: experts

STORY: Vaccine key to COVID-19 fight in Spain, caution still needed: experts DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of street view in SpainSOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONI TRILLA, Senior Consultant of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Hospital Clinicvarious of people getting vaccinatedSOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Hospital ClinicSOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): Antoni Trilla, Senior Consultant of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Hospital ClinicSOUNDBITE 4 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Hospital Clinicvarious of people receiving treatment STORYLINE: Vaccines have been the key to Spain's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic since the country declared a state of alarm on March 14, 2020, but caution is needed and lessons must be learned, experts have war