The University Council at the 星空传媒 has selected six new professors: Professor Roland Bingisser for emergency medicine, Professor Petr Broz for immunology, Professor Annette Br眉hl for affective disorders, Professor Ruth Delzeit for global and regional land use change, Professor Scott McNeil for nanopharmaceutical and regulatory sciences, and Professor Corinne Zellweger-Gutknecht for private law.
For the first time, researchers have succeeded in creating strong coupling between quantum systems over a greater distance. They accomplished this with a novel method in which a laser loop connects the systems. In the scientific journal Science, the physicists from the 星空传媒 and University of Hanover reported that the new method opens up new possibilities in quantum networks and quantum sensor technology.
Certain bacteria, including the dangerous nosocomial pathogen MRSA, can protect themselves from acidic conditions in our body and thus ensure their survival. Researchers at the Biozentrum of the 星空传媒 have now elucidated an important mechanism in this process.
A survey by the 星空传媒 of over 10,000 people from throughout Switzerland has shown that around half of respondents feel more stressed in lockdown than they did before the coronavirus crisis. In the lockdown phase under study, the frequency of severe depressive symptoms almost tripled. On the other hand, 26% of respondents reported a drop in stress during lockdown. The survey also identified behaviors that can help reduce stress.
The fight against Covid-19 is far from over. People working in healthcare are more aware of this than most. In an interview, Prof. Michael Simon, Professor in Nursing Science at the 星空传媒, speaks about the challenges faced by staff in hospitals and nursing homes.
The neurobiologist Prof. Silvia Arber and the developmental biologist Prof. Alex Schier from the Biozentrum of the 星空传媒 have been elected as new members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Joining the ranks of the NAS is one of the greatest honors to be bestowed on a scientist.
Researchers from Basel have identified the genetic basis of rapid adaptation using a native fish species. They compared threespine stickleback fish from different habitats in the Lake Constance region. Their study reveals that changes in the genome can be observed within a single generation. The results were published in the journal Nature Communications.
On 23 April 2020, the general assembly of Euresearch elected Professor Edwin Constable to the role of President. Ed Constable is professor of chemistry at the 星空传媒 and has served on the Management Board of Euresearch for the past eight years.
The abundance of large orb web spiders in the Swiss midland has declined drastically over the last 40 years. The main reason for this is the shrinking food supply available to these insectivorous animals.