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Terrorism, war, can affect Swiss psyche

This content was published on Oct 10, 2001 As Switzerland marked Mental Health Day on Wednesday, psychologists noted that the recent events have affected many people, sometimes in subtle ways. “They feel anxious and are irritated as they do not know what will happen in the near future,” said Ulrike Ehlert, head of the department of clinical psychology of the University of Zurich.…

BrainStore: one-stop idea shop

This content was published on Oct 10, 2001 “If someone comes in and has a problem that can be solved with a good idea then we do it,” Nadja Schnetzler, chief executive of the 12-year-old company, which employs around 30 people, told swissinfo. The company has an impressive record. Its successful projects include developing a new food service for Swiss trains. To replace…

Swiss House celebrates first anniversary

This content was published on Oct 9, 2001 When it opened, the facility was billed as the first consulate in the world exclusively dedicated to science, research and education. Its existence sparked the interest of other countries, such as Britain, France and South Korea, which decided to launch similar projects. The Swiss House for Advanced Research and Education, known as SHARE, teaches Swiss…

Cancer cell pioneers share Nobel medicine prize

This content was published on Oct 8, 2001 Leland Hartwell of the United States and Britons Tim Hunt and Paul Nurse, have spent years investigating how cells reproduce in a bid to understand and halt the uncontrolled growth which characterises cancer. The last Swiss winner of the prize was Rolf Zinkernagel in 1996. Since 1901, Switzerland has had more Nobel Prize winners per…

Dynamite fails to reduce the Grimsel’s “Sword of Damocles” to dust

This content was published on Oct 4, 2001 According to the geologist Ueli Gruner, only 100,000 cubic tonnes of rock came down, but the full results of the operation are not expected to be available until Monday. The explosion, which attracted 1,500 spectators, cost around SFr3.5 million. Specialists spent three months drilling eight kilometres of holes to carry the explosive charges. swissinfo with…

Experts move mountains in Interlaken

This content was published on Oct 4, 2001 Mountains account for a quarter of the Earth’s total land area. They supply water to half the world’s population and are often areas of outstanding natural beauty with a high degree of cultural diversity. Yet mountain communities are often disadvantaged – financially, socially and politically. “One way of helping community development in mountainous regions is…

Historic diaries of Swiss politician Feldmann published

This content was published on Oct 4, 2001 Feldmann, who was born in 1897, gained prominence as an outspoken journalist and politician. He was a member of the federal parliament in the 1930s for the Bauern- und Gewerbepartei (BGB), a conservative party in canton Bern that represented farm and small business interests – it later became the People’s Party. Deemed too critical of…

Luck and persistence equals Nobel success

This content was published on Oct 3, 2001 “In the perception of the general public, it makes you a different person,” said Zinkernagel, who has worked at the university’s institute of experimental immunology for the past 22 years. “It opens up new possibilities to talk about science and to communicate the special qualities of science to a wider audience. You become a public…

World zoo organisation sets up headquarters in Bern

This content was published on Sep 30, 2001 Dollinger, who has a five year extendable contract, told swissinfo one of his priorities was to try to establish what its members wanted from the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. “We have national, regional and global institutions and we have to determine who is doing what type of work,” he said. “If zoos in…

Swiss approve limited research on embryonic stem cells

This content was published on Sep 28, 2001 The foundation said stem cell research on human embryos should be permitted, but only under very tight controls. The decision stemmed from a request by two Geneva biologists to import human embryo stem cells from the United States to build on the research they had already carried out on such cells from mice. It said…

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