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September 14, 2022
Engineered enzymes: String pullers in cell communication
Communication is everything. This is just as true for us humans as it is for each of our cells. Prof. Markus Affolter's team at the Biozentrum,…
September 07, 2022
Nanomachine keeps cellular power plants healthy
Mitochondria are the cell’s power stations that supply energy for the whole body. Their malfunction leads to illnesses such as diabetes, cancer or…
August 11, 2022
Cell receptors: of voids and void fillers
G protein-coupled receptors regulate nearly all vital functions in the human body and thus serve as attractive drug targets to treat various diseases.…
August 08, 2022
Cell’s recycling surprisingly efficient
Shortly after the uptake of molecules at the cell surface, the cell decides whether to recycle them or transport them into the cell. Cells thus start…
July 21, 2022
High-speed storage of CO2 discovered in bacteria
The steadily worsening climate crisis caused by the accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere makes the search for ideas to store CO2…
July 14, 2022
How to build up an own independent research group
Maria Hondele, since 2020 Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, tells in Molecular Cell about her goal of…
June 29, 2022
Biozentrum start-up NextImmune supported by Venture Kick
NextImmune, a spin-off from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, has received financial support of 150,000 Swiss francs from the Venture Kick…
June 24, 2022
First Biozentrum Retreat
This year, the Biozentrum organized its very first three-day Biozentrum Retreat. About 300 researchers, from master's students to professors, came…
June 20, 2022
SNSF Advanced Grant for Peter Scheiffele
The Swiss National Science Foundation has awarded Prof. Peter Scheiffele from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, a highly endowed SNSF Advanced…
June 14, 2022
Neutralizing antibodies control bacterial infection
The research groups led by Prof. Christoph Dehio at the Biozentrum and Prof. Daniel Pinschewer at the Department of Biomedicine of the University of…