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Scientists discover how memory gene works

This content was published on Oct 20, 2006 They have for the first time been delving into the human genetic sequence to identify new memory-related genes. One of their most important discoveries is the function of the Kibra gene, which helps regulate memory performance. The scientists say the results of the study could help in the search for solutions to memory related diseases…

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Call to legalise sport doping dismissed

This content was published on Oct 19, 2006 The idea from a leading sports scientist to legalise such substances would result in the “death of sport”, the commission told a Swiss Olympic Association meeting in Bern on Thursday. The argument comes in the wake of a recent scandal surrounding team Phonak cyclist Floyd Landis who was stripped of his Tour de France winner’s…

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Health report proves bitter pill to swallow

This content was published on Oct 19, 2006 While they agree with the report’s finding that services could be run more efficiently, they reject claims that the Swiss are not getting value for money. A joint report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) states that health provision in Switzerland is in need of…

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Six Swiss companies make European Top 100

This content was published on Oct 18, 2006 Some of the most profitable firms in Europe are in the pharmaceutical industry. Novartis, whose sales grew by 21 per cent in 2005, rose from 65th to 56th in the ranking. The 2005 league table of Europe’s biggest companies was published jointly on Wednesday by business information provider Dun & Bradstreet Switzerland and the Swiss…

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Switzerland prepares for seismic calamity

This content was published on Oct 18, 2006 The disaster simulation in the Rhine valley area coincides with the 650th anniversary of the great Basel earthquake on October 18, 1356 – an estimated 6.5 magnitude quake which destroyed most of the city. The Rheintal 06 is a three-day exercise being staged by Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein. Under the fictitious scenario, an imaginary 6.0-magnitude…

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Einstein exhibition attracts record visitors

This content was published on Oct 16, 2006 “Einstein”, which has closed after a 16-month run, was set up exactly 100 years after the theoretical physicist came up with some of his most famous theories while living and working in the city. In 1905 Einstein published a series of groundbreaking papers – including that on relativity – that changed the way the universe…

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Swiss score touchdown with American PR blitz

This content was published on Oct 14, 2006 Swiss Roots, which drew to a close on Friday, attracted around 150,000 people to more than 150 events spread over the past six months. “We are very satisfied; our objectives have been achieved,” said Raymond Loretan, Switzerland’s consul-general in New York. “Our team has travelled throughout the United States, from the west coast to the…

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Mammoth tusk found

This content was published on Oct 14, 2006

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“One-litre car” could help traffic pollution

This content was published on Oct 13, 2006 And they support a carrot-and-stick plan to penalise “dirty” car owners while rewarding green drivers. The Swiss have a larger appetite for big engine cars than their European neighbours. Professors at the Energy Science Centre, attached to the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, presented their contribution to the one-litre car during Swiss Energy Week.…

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