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Animal rights scholar wins prize for outstanding women researchers

This content was published on Oct 21, 2020 Charlotte Blattner is being recognised by the Swiss National Science Foundation for her work on protecting animal welfare across borders.

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Contact-tracing apps: good allies against the pandemic?

This content was published on Oct 21, 2020 With the arrival of the second wave of Covid-19, authorities insist on the need for digital tracing to slow the spread of the virus.

Top epidemiologist urges greater uptake of contact-tracing app

This content was published on Oct 20, 2020 Switzerland needs a major communications push to bolster contact-tracing efforts, says epidemiologist Marcel Salathé.

Enough masks in stock for Swiss population until end of 2020

This content was published on Oct 17, 2020 Even if masks become mandatory in indoor public spaces nationwide, as media reports suggest, supply bottlenecks are unlikely.

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Earthquakes may not be as random as thought, new research suggests

This content was published on Oct 17, 2020 “Any kind of fault can trigger seismic events,” says scientist François Passelègue of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL).

Switzerland taps into Dutch DNA profiling expertise

This content was published on Oct 15, 2020 The technique can pinpoint more precise information about a person than just gender, which is the limitation of current DNA analysis being used in Switzerland. It can, for example, determine where in the world a person hails from and even deduce the colour of their eyes. This helps draw up a more accurate picture of…

Swiss health experts sign letter wary of herd immunity claims

This content was published on Oct 15, 2020 Amid rising Covid-19 cases in Switzerland, some experts warn that a pandemic strategy based on herd immunity is flawed.

Swiss scientists fight food waste at the nano level

This content was published on Oct 11, 2020 In Switzerland researchers are trying to help tackle the food waste challenge via nanotechnology.

Swiss team uses artificial lung in new Covid-19 research

This content was published on Oct 10, 2020 Scientists in Lausanne have developed an artificial lung to investigate how Covid-19 sometimes causes blood clots.

What’s being done about mask and glove pollution?

This content was published on Oct 10, 2020 They protect us while we wear them, but what happens to all those masks and gloves after we discard them?

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