Pioneers The transcription factors that specific cell fates Our body consists of 30 trillion cells that are organized into organs such as the liver, heart and kidneys. These specialized cells are generated in the embryo by a…
Assault, Siege, Trojan Horses or Gentle Disarmament: Molecular Strategies to Fight Bacterial Infections Multidrug resistant bacterial pathogens have become a major health concern. We have investigated various chemical…
Lab news University of Toronto March 2023 Big congratulations to Ahilya and Jadiel on their tenure track faculty job searches. Ahilya got 6 offers from 8 interviews, and will join the University of Toronto &…
BC2 - Basel Computational Biology Seminar Series - Fall Semester 2019 16.09.2019 | Timothy Vaughan, ETH Zürich Timothy Vaughan Computational Evolution Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich Basel,…
Secretion of antibacterial toxins by the bacterial type VII secretion system The Type VII protein secretion system (T7SS) is found in mycobacteria and in many Gram-positive bacteria including the human pathogen…
Epigenetic Inheritance How moms sense the environment and inform their offspring Lamarck believed that animals could respond to their environment and pass that information to their progeny independent of gene mutations.…
People are living longer than ever, but a long life doesn’t necessarily mean a healthy one. For many, the question isn’t so much “How old do I want to get?” but rather “How do I want to get old.” While lifespan refers to the…
Whether they are pathogens, deep-sea microbes or soil-dwelling organisms, in order to survive, microorganisms must be able to adapt rapidly to diverse changes in their environment, including nutrient depletion. Bacteria owe…
For about one hundred years it has been known that nutrient restriction and moderate stress can significantly prolong life. The researchers led by Prof. Mihaela Zavolan and Prof. Anne Spang, both at the Biozentrum of the…
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