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Lausanne’s biobank project is unique in Europe

This content was published on Nov 4, 2015 Present medical treatments are based on broad population averages. But these often miss their mark because each person’s genetic makeup is slightly different.The Lausanne biobank was created to support the idea of tailoring health care to each person’s unique genetic makeup. Its team of ten staff collect blood samples from volunteer patients at the Lausanne…

Swiss Innovation Park to compete with world’s best

This content was published on Nov 2, 2015 This park has Switzerland hoping that closer ties between science and business will help maintain its position as a world innovation leader.

New deal confirms Human Brain Project funding

This content was published on Oct 30, 2015 On Friday, the European Commission (EC) announced that it had signed a partnership agreement with the Geneva-based Human Brain Project (HBP), confirming its support of the international research infrastructure until 2020.

Micro-organisms discovered in glacier

This content was published on Oct 24, 2015

Researchers find over 250 of the earliest galaxies

This content was published on Oct 23, 2015 The team, headed by Hakim AtekExternal link at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), relied upon new images from the Hubble Space Telescope, focusing on a trio of cosmic magnifying glasses. Their findings will be published in the Astrophysical Journal, an EPFL statement said on Thursday.External link The over 250 tiny galaxies…

Reconstructed rat brain portion marks simulation milestone

This content was published on Oct 9, 2015 The Blue Brain Project, led by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, has completed the first draft of a digital reconstruction of a small portion of the rat brain.

Research sheds light on apes’ technical skills

This content was published on Oct 9, 2015 Published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, the researchers’ observations of chimpanzees and bonobos in Uganda and the Congo showed that young male chimps are more likely to use objects for play as youngsters. While using rocks or sticks, they would laugh or smile in a playful way without using the objects for specific tasks. …

Matterhorn: 360 degrees of virtual reality

This content was published on Oct 8, 2015 Come to the top of Switzerland's most famous mountain without any training or climbing, and experience the Matterhorn’s exquisite views in 3D.

Thousands of planets – but is there life out there?

This content was published on Oct 5, 2015 On October 6, 1995, Michel Mayor and Didier Quéloz announced the discovery of the first planet orbiting a star other than our sun.

Succulents – spiky, flowery, fascinating

This content was published on Oct 4, 2015 Urs Eggli, the scientist at the Zurich Succulent Plants CollectionExternal link, or “Sukki” as it is known locally, is standing in the Africa House – one of seven greenhouses on the site open to the public. He is pointing to what appears to be a large cactus. Except that it isn’t. It’s actually a succulent…

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