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Swiss help solve iceman death mystery

This content was published on Jun 6, 2007 The scientists, including Frank Rühli from Zurich University, used modern X-ray based technology to show that Ötzi died from a lesion to an artery near the shoulder, caused by an arrowhead. Ötzi’s mummified body was found in the melting ice of the Schnalstal glacier in the Italian Alps in 1991. He has since undergone many…

Swiss unearth their geological secrets

This content was published on Jun 4, 2007 In a series of events at the beginning of June entitled “Living Geology”, geologists all over Switzerland shared their knowledge and their passion with the public in lectures, exhibitions and excursions. Around 10,000 people took part. “The mountains are regarded as a symbol of stability, but geologically speaking, nothing could be further from the truth,”…

Gotthard history

This content was published on Jun 1, 2007

Aussie super microscope gets Swiss know-how

This content was published on May 31, 2007 The Australian Synchrotron is a type of super microscope whose intense light beams can be used to probe surfaces in much finer detail than X-rays. The Australian government has high hopes for the SFr200 million ($164 million) facility, the first of its kind on the continent. The project is due to officially open in July…

GM projects take seed

This content was published on May 30, 2007 Swiss scientists have been given the go-ahead for 27 projects which will help answer questions about the release of transgenic plants, specifically in Switzerland. Three requests to carry out field experiments are pending. “GM plants offer a wealth of possibilities that can’t be reached via traditional breeding,” said the heads of National Research Project 59…

Roche loses trial over anti-acne drug in US

This content was published on May 30, 2007 Jurors in New Jersey awarded the complainant $2.6 million (SFr3.2 million) after finding that the company had failed to adequately warn patients of the disease risk. This failure contributed to the complainant contracting the condition, said the jury. Andrew McCarrell, a 36-year-old manager from Alabama, won $119,000 to cover past medical expenses and $2.5 million…

Fire blight

This content was published on May 22, 2007

Study questions benefits of biofuels

This content was published on May 22, 2007 Such fuels, touted as an ecologically friendly source of energy, may be more harmful for the environment than their fossil counterparts. The study into the environmental impacts of biofuels was commissioned by the Federal Environment Office, the Federal Energy Office and the Federal Agriculture Office. The research team tested the following alternative fuels: bioethanol, biomethanol,…

Swiss hold out hope despite climate deadlock

This content was published on May 19, 2007 Deadlock over how to bring the US and big developing nations such as China and India to the climate negotiating table has frustrated the United Nations-hosted meeting, intended to lay the groundwork for UN climate talks in Indonesia in December. “We have to be positive on these matters,” José Romero from the Federal Environment Office…

Small Swiss observatory finds ice planet

This content was published on May 16, 2007 The find was made by a team of four astronomers from the St Luc observatory in canton Valais and Geneva University, with Lady Luck on their side. “It’s really the first time that we’ve found the transit of such a small planet and the first time we know precisely the mass and the size of…

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