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GMO studies fail to produce definitive answers

This content was published on Jun 17, 2008 But experts say there is no standard definition of what is considered “damage to the environment”. All sides in the debate agree there is more work to be done. “This is a good start, these results from this first exploration,” Maya Graf, a Green Party parliamentarian, told swissinfo. “It is clear though that further exploration…

Researcher bites into forbidden fruit

This content was published on Jun 16, 2008 Plant pathologist Cesare Gessler of the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich is introducing a gene to the Gala variety from a wild species resistant to scab – a disease that can significantly reduce fruit yields. The new genetic technique is known as cisgenic. Cisgenic plants contain only genes that are already present in varieties…

New planets discovered outside Solar System

This content was published on Jun 16, 2008 They said their findings, presented at a conference in Nantes, France, on Monday, suggest that Earth-like planets may be very common. “Does every single star harbour planets and, if yes, how many?” asked Michel Mayor of Geneva Observatory. “We may not yet know the answer but we are making huge progress towards it,” he said…

Researcher is no mummy’s boy

This content was published on Jun 16, 2008 The thrill of making new discoveries has led him to examine two of the most famous mummies in recent memory: Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun and Ötzi the iceman. Rühli’s office at Zurich University is neat and tidy, with just one group of sculptures giving away a hint of his passion. It’s only when he begins to…

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UN Aids targets “will not be met”

This content was published on Jun 12, 2008 Thomas Zeltner, who was attending a high-level meeting on Aids at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, told swissinfo on Wednesday that more work also needs to be done regarding prevention. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, heads of state and more than 80 ministers, senior officials, representatives of international organisations and civil society reviewed…

Bearded vultures re-established in the Alps

This content was published on Jun 10, 2008 The last bird will be released this week, one of more than 150 introduced into the wild since 1986 in Switzerland, France, Italy and Austria. “The goal of establishing a self-sufficient population of bearded vultures in the Alps has been reached,” conservation specialist Chaspar Buchli said. The bearded vulture disappeared from the Alps in the…

Novartis buys US biotech firm Protez

This content was published on Jun 4, 2008 The Swiss drug maker will initially pay $100 million for privately held Protez, with a potential for up to $300 million of additional payments depending on the success of the antibiotic PZ-601. The emergence of superbugs such as MRSA, which are resistant to existing medicines, has increased the need for alternative treatments and refocused attention…

New visitor centre for National Park

This content was published on May 31, 2008 The centre, which took six years to build and cost SFr14 million ($13.4 million), contains multimedia information on park practicalities, history, as well as flora and fauna. Leuenberger said that the new building, designed by local architect Valerio Olgiati, was a good compromise between “modern architecture and the mountain landscape”. He also praised the National…

The Life and Work of Albrecht von Haller

This content was published on May 30, 2008 Numerous events are being held in Bern to commemorate the 300th anniversary of his birth.

Death came from the deep for early life

This content was published on May 29, 2008 Ediacara, the dominant lifeform around 540 million years ago, was wiped out and later replaced by new species during what is known as the Cambrian explosion. Ediacara are the earliest known complex multicellular organisms. They appeared around 600 million years ago as the Earth emerged from a period of freezing, but their fossil record ends…

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