By identifying a key regulator of cell identity, a team from the University of Geneva and the FMI has succeeded in modifying the structure and function of tentacle cells in hydra. Humans, animals, plants: all multicellular organisms are made up of specialized cells called differentiated cells. Thus, the cells that make up the epidermis do not have the same identity - nor the same function - as those that line the digestive system, for example.
Trees absorb tiny metal particles from the air and soil and deposit them in their tissues. This has been shown by an experiment conducted by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. These findings open up possibilities for detecting environmental pollution or even remedying it in the future.
Our body is made of billions of cells that have the same overall genome but play specialized roles to create different tissues and organs. Working in a freshwater invertebrate, FMI researchers found that a protein called Zic4 drives the formation and maintenance of the tentacles that surround the animal's mouth. Dampening the levels of Zic4 makes tentacle cells change into different types of cells. The findings could help researchers to pinpoint the factors that govern the choice between two cell fates in other animals.
EPFL chemical engineers have invented a solar-powered artificial leaf, built on a novel electrode which is transparent and porous, capable of harvesting water from the air for conversion into hydrogen fuel. The semiconductor-based technology is scalable and easy to prepare.
Researchers have developed a modular system for the simple and inexpensive production of security inks. It is based on polymers and could also be used in solar power plants and screens in the future.
Open-rank professorship to become an Associate Professor for Omics Data Science for genomic analysis... University of Bern
Wissenschaftliche/r technische/r Mitarbeiter/in - Diagnostik in der Nematologie Agroscope, Wädenswil
Wissenschaftliche:r Assistent:in Kommunikation und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit (50 %) Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst FHNW, Basel
Tenure track assistant professor toward associate professor in digital pharmacy within the CRISP University of Lausanne and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)
Doktorand*in im SNF-Projekt «Intergenerational cohesion» Berner Fachhochschule BFH
Postdoc in Microbiome Biology and Soil Microbial Ecology Agroscope, 8046 Zürich-Affoltern ZH
Professor*in Organisationspsychologie und Change (80–100 %) Hochschule für Angewandte Psychologie FHNW, Olten
Faculty position in Architectural Geometry and Digital Design EPFL, Lausanne
