A research team at the University of Basel has discovered that a high-fat diet alters the function of adipose tissue, thus impairing its ability to regulate blood sugar. This explains why a high-fat diet poses a significant health risk, particularly for diabetes.
A fuel cell under the skin that converts blood sugar from the body into electrical energy sounds like science fiction. Yet it works perfectly, as an ETH Zurich research team led by Martin Fussenegger, Professor of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, has shown.
Researchers at EPFL and UNIL have uncovered a new way in which cancer can develop: whole genome doubling (WGD) changes the way DNA is organized in the 3D space, leading to the activation of oncogenes that drive cancer growth.
In a major survey of Swiss rivers and streams, more than 50 different fish species were recorded. For the first time, more than one species was also found in the case of smaller types of fish such as the bullhead.
For a long time it has been suspected that fullerene and its derivatives could form naturally in the universe. These are large carbon molecules shaped like a football, salad bowl or nanotube. An international team of researchers using the Swiss SLS synchrotron light source at PSI has shown how this reaction works. The results have just been published in the journal Nature Communications .
Wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in 80% Schweizerischer Nationalfonds SNF, Bern
Open-rank Professur (Assistenzprofessur Tenure Track / Ausserordentliche Professur) Abteilungsleitung... Universität Bern
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin / Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Gesundheitstourismus, Nachhaltigkeit,... Hochschule Luzern - Wirtschaft
Bereichsleitung Landwirtschaft (Agronom/in mit Führungsfunktion) Bio Suisse, Basel
Research Associate Digital Energy Systems Hochschule Luzern – Technik & Architektur, Horw/Luzern
Senior Lecturer (MER1) in Socioeconomics of sport and leisure UNIL - Faculté des SSP, Lausanne
