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Cash-strapped Monetas grinds to a ‘standstill’

This content was published on Oct 30, 2017 “It’s very disappointing that just when we were finally ready to capitalise on exciting commercial opportunities, we lacked the funds to execute,” Gevers said in a note to investors sent on October 23. The news comes at a time when the South African-born Gevers is already under fire for his stewardship of the Tezos Foundation…

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Lausanne to host 2019 World Conference of Science Journalists

This content was published on Oct 29, 2017 The city of Lausanne has been chosen to welcome the prestigious 11th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) in July 2019.

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Scientists build scale to weigh living cells

This content was published on Oct 28, 2017 Scientists from the University of Basel, the University College London and the federal technology institute ETH Zurich have developed a highly sensitive scale that can calculate the weight of a single living cell within a very short space of time and monitor how the weight changes over time. They can do so with a resolution of…

Swiss researchers discover ‘sense of touch’ in bacteria

This content was published on Oct 28, 2017 University of Basel researchers have identified how tiny bacteria recognise and react to surfaces with which they come into contact.

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Open letter defends ETH professors

This content was published on Oct 27, 2017 Some of the colleagues of a professor couple facing bullying allegations at the ETH Zurich have written an open letter of support.

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The first Swiss wooden tower block

This content was published on Oct 27, 2017

Swiss scientists find ‘Achilles heel’ of malaria parasite

This content was published on Oct 26, 2017 Researchers at the universities of Bern and Geneva have discovered the process by which the Plasmodium falciparum parasite invades host cells. They found that the parasite always uses two particular enzymes that firstly “act as molecular scissors” to cleave open the cell membrane and then stick it in place inside the cell. The parasite’s “survival and…

Lawyers circle over Tezos Foundation dispute

This content was published on Oct 25, 2017 A week ago, the founders of Tezos, Arthur and Kathleen Breitman, accused the foundation’s president, Johann Gevers, of “an attempt at self-dealing, misrepresenting to the council the value of a bonus he attempted to grant himself.” Gevers has rejected the allegations as lies and a smear campaign. Gevers was threatened with suspension, with the Breitmans calling…

Swiss ‘Health Valley’ gets even healthier

This content was published on Oct 25, 2017 ADC Therapeutics, a Swiss start-up that specialises in cutting-edge cancer drugs, has raised almost CHF200 million ($200 million) in private funds.

Doing the maths to solve renewable energy

This content was published on Oct 23, 2017 Gabriela Hug aims to make a significant contribution to the energy revolution by taking a mathematical approach.

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