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The race to unlock the proteome

This content was published on Jan 23, 2002 The challenge facing proteomics is one of the topics being discussed at BioData 2002, a major symposium for the biotech industry in Geneva. The largest gathering of its kind in Europe, it has attracted representatives of companies large and small, academics and, crucially, investors. Geneva is an ideal place to hold such a conference. It…

Switzerland sends aid to volcano victims in Congo

This content was published on Jan 20, 2002 The agency said it was providing Congo with an initial SFr200,000 ($120,000) donation for food and water for refugees fleeing their homes in the Goma region since the eruption on Thursday of Mount Nyiragongo. “It’s a total emergency,” said Peter Steffen of the SDC, adding that Switzerland would also be sending rescue workers to the…

Antarctic research reveals climate secrets

This content was published on Jan 20, 2002 As the team drills 3.3 kilometres through the ice surface to bedrock, the ice cores they extract are revealing a wealth of information about the climate and the composition of the atmosphere. They have currently drilled down 2.5 kilometres. “These ice cores are a magnificent record of climate history because these ice sheets are built…

Investors urged to ride biotech wave

This content was published on Jan 20, 2002 “Biotech is one of the two or three biggest growth industries in the world, and Geneva and Lausanne are at the very forefront. But in terms of investment it’s still embryonic,” says Hervé de Kergrohen, president of BioData 2002. The two-day symposium, which opens on Tuesday, will be the second-biggest gathering of its kind in…

Swiss drugs policy bearing fruit

This content was published on Jan 19, 2002 Swiss drugs policy has come a long way since the early 1990s and the images of hundreds of heroin addicts shooting up in “needle park” in the middle of Zurich. Tolerance has given way to an integrated strategy where harm reduction and therapy is just as important as prevention and repression. While some still regard…

Government proposes more “wildlife bridges” to safeguard animals

This content was published on Jan 17, 2002 Switzerland already has more than 300 such bridges and tunnels specifically designed as wild animal crossings. The new plan includes a proposed overhaul of the existing network, and the construction of 51 new structures over the next 10 years. The bridges are very expensive. The estimated cost of the project runs into hundreds of millions…

Precarious funding forces prize-winning professor abroad

This content was published on Jan 16, 2002 Linguistics professor, Lorenza Mondada, is moving to the French city of Lyons, where she will continue the successful research that she began in Basel. The Latsis prize, worth SFr100,000 is given annually by the Swiss National Science Foundation to scientists under 40 in recognition of outstanding research. “I am leaving Switzerland because the market situation…

Biochemist in Zurich finds winning form

This content was published on Jan 15, 2002 The prize, which is awarded annually, fosters innovative biomedical research in Europe. Professor Timothy Richmond has spent 20 years studying the structure of chromosomes and how their form has an impact on gene activity. He uses molecular biology and X-ray crystallography to reveal how DNA is packed in chromosomes. “It goes beyond genome sequences,” said…

Ticino in the grip of drought

This content was published on Jan 14, 2002 Although the Italian-speaking area of Switzerland is no stranger to dry and sunny winters, often followed by humid spring seasons, the month of December was the driest in the area for over a century. To the south of the Alps, the last rainfalls date back to 90 days. Previous records dating back to the winter…

Tiny discovery has giant implications

This content was published on Jan 9, 2002 The discovery has important implications for manufacturers who want to increase the power of electronic systems while keeping them small. “Each individual memory cell is made of two electronic components, one transistor and one capacitor, and we have found a way to remove the capacitor and use only one transistor in the cell itself,” said…

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