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December 02, 2025
Shapeshifting gates guard the cell nucleus
An international study led by the University of Basel has discovered that nuclear pore complexes – tiny gateways in the nuclear membrane – are not…
December 02, 2025
Obituary for Ueli Aebi (1946–2025)
The Biozentrum mourns the passing of Ueli Aebi, Emeritus Professor of Structural Biology and co-founder of the Maurice E. Müller Institute for…
November 27, 2025
Congenital muscle weakness: Muscles fail to regenerate
For more than two decades, Prof. Markus Rüegg from the Biozentrum at the University of Basel has been investigating a severe form of muscular…
November 10, 2025
Prof. Markus Affolter achieves emeritus status
After more than two decades of groundbreaking research at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Prof. Markus Affolter will become Professor…
October 01, 2025
Longevity research: Dietary stress supports healthy aging
Certain nutrients in food can trigger a mild stress response in nematodes. But instead of making them sick, this actually helps them stay healthier as…
September 04, 2025
ERC Starting Grant for Physicist David Brückner
How do cells decide which role to take on in the body? Prof. David Brückner from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel is investigating this and…
August 26, 2025
New endowed professorship strengthens climate research at the University of Basel
The University of Basel is setting up a new endowed professorship at the Biozentrum to make fundamental discoveries at the interface between…
August 25, 2025
Cellular memory: The clever strategy cells use to move through narrow environments
In wound healing, immune response, and cancer metastasis, cells migrate through the body – often squeezing through narrow, confined spaces. Together…
August 11, 2025
Researchers discover “folding factories” for proteins
In order to fulfil their many functions, proteins must be folded into the correct shape. Researchers led by Prof. Sebastian Hiller at the Biozentrum,…
July 31, 2025
Students explore Molecular Biology at the Biozentrum
From curiosity to experiment: Twenty-four students from ten countries, aged 15 to 19, took part in this year’s Basel Summer Science Academy (BSSA) at…