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Parliament opposes GM crop moratorium

This content was published on Jun 14, 2005 The House of Representatives narrowly rejected the move, following the line taken by the Senate earlier this year. The initiative will now go to popular vote. Engineered by a coalition of environmental groups, consumers and farmers, the initiative calls for a five-year moratorium on the import or trading of genetically modified plants or grain. But…

Cancer groups urge action on killer disease

This content was published on Jun 12, 2005 According to the Swiss Cancer League, 1,300 women in Switzerland still die of the disease every year despite medical progress. Although the rate of breast cancer is higher in Switzerland than in many other European countries – around 5,000 new cases are diagnosed every year – there is no systematic strategy for detecting the disease…

Campus welcomes arrival of Blue Gene

This content was published on Jun 5, 2005 The supercomputer will be used primarily to penetrate the mysteries of the brain, but plenty of other researchers are lining up to make use of the prototype. Blue Gene is currently the most powerful supercomputer available. According to specialists, its original modular design allows it to overcome the shortcomings of some of its competitors, making…

Trust me, I’m a Swiss scientist

This content was published on Jun 2, 2005 The research, in this week’s edition of Nature, could lead to a better understanding of mental problems associated with social dysfunctions such as phobias and autism. “Of course, this finding could be misused,” said Ernst Fehr, the senior researcher in the study, thus anticipating most people’s first reactions and consequent plans to make their millions.…

Dentists open wide to the future

This content was published on Jun 2, 2005 The double shock of a drilling session followed by a hefty invoice is one reason why some patients avoid the dreaded chair, or seek cheaper treatment abroad. However, a visit to this year’s DENTAL 2005 exhibition in Basel offers even confirmed “dentaphobes” a glimpse of a world where those annual visits are no longer a…

Space agency marks 30 years since lift-off

This content was published on May 30, 2005 Switzerland was one of the founding members of the ESA, which was established on May 31, 1975, to advance the cause of European space research. The Paris-based ESA sent its first satellite into orbit in 1975 and over the past three decades has made it its mission to develop and coordinate space programmes in Europe.…

Switzerland is a nation of volunteers

This content was published on May 28, 2005 And nearly as many people provide unpaid services, including looking after children, helping out the neighbours and providing transport. Figures taken from The Swiss Labour Force Survey 2004, published by the Federal Statistics Office, show that 1.5 million people regularly do volunteer work in Switzerland. A typical volunteer is described as between 40 and 54-years-old,…

Swiss-Indian relations to get boost

This content was published on May 27, 2005 That’s one of the main results of an official two-day state visit to Switzerland by Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, which wrapped up on Saturday. Kalam called for more cooperation in science and technology between the two countries. “We have to establish direct channels between Indian and Swiss partners,” he told a news conference in…

Alternative medicine catches a cold

This content was published on May 26, 2005 Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin, who has the health portfolio, announced on Friday that five types of complementary medicine would no longer be covered by basic health insurance. The interior ministry said the five therapies failed to meet the criteria on efficacy, suitability and cost-effectiveness laid down in Switzerland’s health-insurance law. The ministry stressed, however, that…

Indian president visits “Ancient Republic”

This content was published on May 25, 2005 Accompanied by Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin, Kalam visited the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne on Thursday morning. Swiss officials see increasing economic ties with India, which is currently Switzerland’s eighth largest trade partner in Asia, as a priority goal in years to come. The subcontinent, home to well over a billion people, is projected…

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