We are constantly exposed to a wide range of sensory stimuli, from loud noises to whispers. In order to efficiently process these diverse stimulus intensities, the brain needs to strike a balance in its responsiveness. An…

Prof. Médéric Diard on social interactions in bacterial communities To live at the expense of others is harmful to the common welfare. This is also true for the simplest of organisms − bacteria. Therefore, strategies have…

Prof. Urs Jenal on the human microbiome Bacteria, fungi and viruses are usually discreet residents of our bodies, but they influence us throughout our lives. When the harmony in this community – known as the microbiome – is…

Prof. Richard Neher talks about influenza Every year we are plagued by a new flu epidemic. Richard Neher and his team are investigating the spread and evolution of the flu virus. They also predict which virus is in the…

Dissecting symbiotic interactions in the gut microbiota using the honeybee model Animals often harbor specialized gut microbial communities, exerting significant physiological and metabolic influences on their hosts.…

Computational analysis of tumor single‐cell sequencing data Cancer progression is an evolutionary process characterized by the accumulation of genetic alterations and responsible for tumor growth, clinical progression, and…

Interview with Alexander Kuznetsov From a medical degree in pediatrics to a Master in Bioinformatics, from industry to academia, and from Moscow, via Armenia, to Basel. Alexander Kuznetsov considers things carefully before…

Interview with Fabienne Estermann Good time management is very important to her. Not only because Fabienne Estermann, who is doing her Master's degree in infection biology in Prof. Urs Jenal’s lab, commutes for more than two…

Interview with Artan Ademi Getting to the bottom of things is something he has always loved doing. That is why Artan Ademi was drawn to basic research and to the Biozentrum. Now he is doing a Masters in Cell and…