Well prepared for life July 2018 What a coincidence. Shortly, after we sent out our request for an interview, Harvard Professor Anna Mandinova replied that she is currently traveling through Europe and Switzerland.…
Bridging cultural gaps May 2015 Mediating between cultures is not only a personal passion of Mathis Brauchbar but also a main feature of his profession. As a co-founder and partner at the communications agency “advocacy AG”…
No matter where you go, you always find someone there already. This is true for many living creatures but especially for bacteria. In order to be able to stand their ground and eliminate unwanted rivals, many bacteria rely…
To which extent is Nextstrain currently being used for research into the SARS-CoV-2 virus? We have more data on SARS-CoV-2 than ever before for a single virus. There are now six million fully sequenced virus genomes…
On a peace mission: From NBC protection to arms control May 2020 Whether anthrax, smallpox, Ebola, Hanta or coronaviruses – none of these are exotic to the Biozentrum alumnus Max Brackmann. He works as a postdoc at the Spiez…
Prof. Markus Affolter about CRISPR/Cas9 Only a few years ago, the gene scissors CRISPR/Cas9 were discovered. It has revolutionized the scientific world, as it has never been so easy to change the genome of organisms. CRISPR…
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…
Prof. Maria Hondele on cell organelles of a special kind Tiny droplets found within the cell have long fascinated Maria Hondele. These structures, known as membraneless organelles, have been well known for a long time, but…
Starting immediately or upon agreement How does life emerge from molecules and cells? This is the central question that motivates us. With curiosity and passion, we investigate the entire spectrum ranging from the atom to…
Speaking from the soapbox November 2014 Brisk and sometimes bracing walks from his flat to and from the Biozentrum - this is the first thing that comes to mind to the famous Californian. In the early 1980ies the Nobel Prize…
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