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Astrophysicist receives Albert Einstein medal

This content was published on Jun 11, 2001 Geiss, who is co-director of the International Space Science Institute in Bern, and his colleague, Hubert Reeves, were honoured on Wednesday by the Albert Einstein Society. “The prize means a great deal because to be connected with the name of Albert Einstein is a great honour for any physicist,” Geiss told swissinfo. Geiss and Reeves…

New technique speeds up gene search

This content was published on Jun 8, 2001 Scientists use specially bred mice as genetic models for human diseases because of the similarities between the two genomes. Mice share most of the same genes as humans. Until now, though, analysis of the mouse models has been time consuming and expensive. To improve speed and accuracy, the researchers at Roche focused on what are…

Vincent Landon books a place in the sun

This content was published on Jun 6, 2001 Given the astonishing regularity of its appearance – by all accounts, it’s never missed a day – it’s perhaps suprising that we still marvel at sunrise and sunset and seek out-of-the way places to observe it. On the sun-lovers’ itinerary, Rigi-Kulm near Lucerne is pretty much a must. Watching the sunrise from the summit has…

Cities look to Basel for lessons in urban planning

This content was published on Jun 6, 2001 Urban planners and city officials looked at the Basel model at a meeting in New York ahead of the UN summit, which kicked off on Wednesday. The purpose of the summit is to assess living conditions in cities since the UN’s Habitat II conference in Istanbul five years ago. In the past few decades, Basel…

Winter returns to Swiss Alps

This content was published on Jun 3, 2001 During the course of Whitsunday weekend, between 10 and 40 centimetres of snow fell on the Swiss highlands, blocking many mountain passes. The Flüela, Furka, Gotthard, Grimsel and Susten passes were worst affected with officials having to close off the access routes just days after they re-opened for the summer. Many other passes had to…

Abortion debate comes under spotlight

This content was published on Jun 1, 2001 Eliane Perrin, co-author of the report entitled “Sexuality, partner relations and contraceptive practice after termination of pregnancy”, was guest speaker at the conference, and called for a re-examination of the psychological consequences for women who choose to abort. “The greatest myth is that if you have an abortion, you become a psychiatric patient and you…

Geneva and Paraguay pool biodiversity know-how

This content was published on Jun 1, 2001 The first project, carried out by the city’s Botanical Conservatory and Gardens (CJB), has involved a systematic survey of the traditional herbal remedies of Paraguay. “We need to find a purpose for a modern botanical garden,” Didier Roguet, head of the CJB’s cooperation programme, told swissinfo. “We are mainly doing scientific work, but it’s not…

New centre puts rock barriers to the test

This content was published on May 31, 2001 At the testing ground, the efficiency of steel ring fences is tested by dropping ten tonne lumps of concrete from high cranes at impact speeds of up to 90 kilometres an hour. If the nets perform satisfactorily, they will receive an official seal of approval. “There are all sorts of elements involved in performance which…

Sulzer Medica names new CEO

This content was published on May 31, 2001 Rietiker replaces Andre Buchel, whose planned retirement was delayed because of Sulzer Medica’s impending spin off from the Sulzer industrial conglomerate next month. Rietiker is currently general manager at Covance European Central Laboratory Services in Geneva which employs 300 people. A medical doctor by training, Rietiker has previously worked for Roche and Health and Pharma…

Roche swallows medicine but recovery may be elusive

This content was published on May 31, 2001 The cuts announced on Wednesday amount to around seven per cent of the drug division’s workforce and are being seen as a last-ditch attempt to modernise its sales structure. The measures aim to restore the unit’s profit margins to between 20 and 25 per cent by 2004, better than today but still below the industry…

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