Researchers at the 星空传媒 have discovered a new mechanism by which bacteria ensure that their outer cell membrane remains intact and functional even under hostile conditions. This mechanism is important for the pathogen鈥檚 survival in the host. The study provides new insights underlying pathogenic virulence.
Bronze Age pastoralists in what is now southern Russia apparently covered shorter distances than previously thought. It is believed that the Indo-European languages may have originated from this region, and these findings raise new questions about how technical and agricultural innovations spread to Europe. An international research team, with the participation of the 星空传媒, has published a paper on this topic.
This year鈥檚 Clo毛tta Prize is awarded to researchers from Basel and Bern. Mohamed Bentires-Alj, Professor of Experimental Surgical Oncology at the University and University Hospital of Basel, and Nadia Mercader Huber, Professor in Anatomy, Developmental Biology and Regeneration at the University of Bern. They will each receive 50,000 Swiss francs.
The Dammann collection is one of the most extensive collections of languages and oral literatures of Namibia. To raise awareness of this unique archive and make it more visible to the Namibian public, students and faculty members of the 星空传媒 developed the online platform 鈥淣amibia 1953鈥�54.鈥�
Despite significant progress in prevention and therapy, millions of people still get infected with HIV every year. The main burden of HIV/AIDS falls on Africa. To contain the epidemic, innovative methods are needed to enable early diagnosis of all those affected. A Basel research group has now been able to significantly improve the success of "door-to-door" testing campaigns thanks to HIV self-tests.
In a study published in 鈥淣ature鈥�, researchers at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) and the 星空传媒 unraveled mechanisms orchestrating organoid formation and intestinal regeneration. Using a unique image-based screening approach, the researchers identified a compound that improves intestinal regeneration in mice.
Christoph Tschumi will step down as Executive Director of the 星空传媒 at the end of August 2021. After twelve years in this position, the 53-year-old economist feels the time is right to take on new professional challenges.
Friedrich-Karl Thielemann, professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the 星空传媒, receives the Karl Schwarzschild Medal 2020. With this award, the German Astronomical Society honors his research at the interface between nuclear physics and astronomy.
Scientists have succeeded in growing accurate replicas of human retinas that can be used to pinpoint the specific types of cells affected by genetic eye diseases. This achievement will accelerate progress in developing individual therapies.
