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Scientists net virus-carrying mosquito

This content was published on Aug 28, 2009 Zurich University researchers say the Asian rock pool mosquito has colonised an area of 1,400 square kilometres in central Switzerland. The insect’s larva was found in 122 of 3,500 locations tested. “This is the first time we have proved that an invasive mosquito species is breeding and spreading in central Europe,” said the team’s parasite…

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Doctors “playing God with children’s sex”

This content was published on Aug 26, 2009 Swiss intersex activist Daniela Truffer is spearheading a campaign to stop genital surgery and hormone treatment on children born with indeterminate sexual organs. Truffer argues that affected individuals should be given the time to grow up and decide for themselves whether they wish to become male or female or remain in-between. “Forced surgery can not…

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Random shots of Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 19, 2009 Google Street View cameras have photographed and mapped out several major cities in Switzerland. The service, which is part of Google Earth and Google Maps, added Switzerland on August 18.

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Swiss research unlocks mummy secrets

This content was published on Aug 18, 2009 Frank Rühli, who has also examined the King Tutankhamun CT (computed tomography) scans and the Ötzi iceman mummy, is looking at how human tissue reacts during mummification, in what is a unique project. Rühli’s laboratory is set in the depths of Zurich University’s Irchel campus. In one corner stands a wooden box, filled with salt,…

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Moon research takes small step

This content was published on Aug 17, 2009 Swiss and Swedish scientists have for the first time received data from instruments installed on a satellite that reveal how the moon’s surface is altered by solar winds – the highly-charged particles emitted by the sun. The information helps unravel the physical processes that influence the formation and evolution of bodies in space. This new…

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What parasites tell us about sex

This content was published on Aug 16, 2009 From his studies of snails, Jukka Jokela, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology near Zurich, has found evidence to suggest that sex may have partly evolved as a defence against parasites. “It’s not clear what the advantage is of sexual reproduction,” evolutionary biologist Jokela told swissinfo.ch. “Imagine you have a good…

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Country’s biggest wind farm keeps growing

This content was published on Aug 11, 2009 Eight wind turbines will be added to the site in the Jura region by autumn 2010, the operator Juvent said on Tuesday. The SFr52 million ($48 million) project aims to respond to a rise in demand for green energy. Once complete, the farm will provide 32 million kilowatt hours (KwH) of green power annually, enough…

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LHC relaunch put off to November

This content was published on Aug 4, 2009 James Gillies, the head of communications for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern), said no specific date had been set but added that a number of tests to gauge the LHC’s functionality had concluded. “The closer we get, the more solid it becomes,” he told swissinfo.ch. “It looks like now, the coast is pretty…

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Scientists unveil iron-enriched super-rice

This content was published on Aug 2, 2009 The team at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich hope that their rice will help combat iron deficiency – a major global health problem – in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, iron deficiency anaemia is one of the most important contributing factors to the global burden of disease. Pregnant women and…

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