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June 16, 2017
Distant brain regions selectively recruit stem cells
Stem cells persist in the adult mammalian brain and generate new neurons throughout life. The research group of Prof. Fiona Doetsch at the Biozentrum,…
June 15, 2017
Gene transfer keeps bacteria fit
The research group of Prof. Christoph Dehio at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has discovered that Bartonella bacteria exchange genes efficiently…
May 29, 2017
Resistant cancer cells: 3D structure of a drug transporter decoded
Drug resistance is not only a major problem in fighting infectious diseases. Also in the treatment of cancer it can jeopardize the success of…
April 11, 2017
Relocation of proteins with a new nanobody tool
The research group of Prof. Markus Affolter at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has developed a new method by which proteins can be…
February 28, 2017
Richard Neher wins the Open Science Prize
Prof. Richard Neher from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel is the joint winner of the Open Science Prize, together with Prof. Trevor Bedford…
January 27, 2017
Not necessarily harmful: Protein aggregates in the brain
Protein aggregates in neurons are characteristic for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases. These so-called amyloids arise…
January 23, 2017
Immune defense without collateral damage
The research groups led by Prof. Dirk Bumann at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and Dr. Nina Khanna at the Department of Biomedicine, University…
January 11, 2017
Not too young to be a researcher - kids@science at the Biozentrum
Again, for the sixth time, the Biozentrum of the University of Basel is opening its labs to the young participants of the study week kids@science, a…