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Swiss participation in EU science projects at risk

This content was published on Jun 28, 2016 Switzerland now enjoys partial rather than full participation in the programme, because the Swiss public voted in February 2014 to curb immigration from Europe. In return, Brussels restricted Swiss access to the EU research programme. But even partial association will end if the Swiss government cannot broker a deal with the EU over free movement…

Embryo research laws ‘need to be revised’

This content was published on Jun 27, 2016 A new method developed for genetic engineering enables precise interventions in genetic material, including samples taken from embryos. The NCE has evaluated the risks and opportunities of such interventions and has come to the conclusion that research on embryos in Switzerland is not consistently regulated. Research groups in China are already reporting on laboratory experiments…

Faster to feed and slaughter for lower environment impact

This content was published on Jun 23, 2016 The study by Agroscope, an agricultural research centre affiliated with the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture, compared beef produced under Swiss labels that require certain ecological benefits. It found a kilogram of meat produced from pasture-fed cattle had the highest environmental burden in 14 of 16 categories. The reason? Those that graze at pasture eat…

Swiss camera takes its first shot of Mars

This content was published on Jun 16, 2016 Since the orbiter is still 41 million kilometres (25.5 million miles) away from Mars, the image itself is not as clear as the high-resolution, 3D colour shots that researchers expect to get when the device enters the planet’s orbit in October. However, the image represents a key milestone in the journey of the orbiter and…

Nanoscientists from Switzerland win top honour

This content was published on Jun 2, 2016 Gerd Binnig of the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory and the University of Basel’s Christoph Gerber, as well as their colleague Calvin Quate of Stanford University, were awarded $1 million (CHF990,000) in total for their work on atomic force microscopy. That technology allows scientists to observe how individual atoms are arranged on a surface and to…

True or false? Sorting rumours and sifting data

This content was published on May 29, 2016 Rumours spread fast on social media, and finding out what's true or false is hard. Is there a better way?

Rosetta’s comet contains ingredients for life

This content was published on May 27, 2016 They have been examining data from the ROSINA (Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis), a project examining the properties of the atmosphere surrounding the comet known as “Chury”. A European Space Agency External link(ESA) project landed a probe on Chury in November 2014 in a worldwide first. Researchers have now detected glycine, a…

Robots helping cancer patients

This content was published on May 21, 2016

Can deep sea gloop be useful to humans?

This content was published on May 19, 2016 Jawless and boneless, the hagfish is a rather ugly-looking marine creature that has been around for more than 300 million years. “They live in all the oceans except the polar seas, in the cold and rather salty waters. They are mainly scavengers, that means they feed on carcasses and dead bodies,” explained Lukas Böni, from…

Switzerland weathers heavy rains

This content was published on May 15, 2016 Swiss public radio RTS reported Sunday that it has rained as much since Friday as in the entire month of May. Lucerne saw flooding due to 135 millimetres (over 5 inches) of rain falling within three days – a record, according to Swiss public television SRF. Other parts of the country reached up to 100-140 litres of…

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