Research
Seeanemonen und darwinsche Dämonen
15.10.2019
Der Tod ist zweifellos ein unabwendbarer Teil des Lebens. Oder? Biologen setzen hinter diese Aussage seit einigen Jahren ein Fragezeichen im Falle bestimmter Pflanzen und Tiere. Und vielleicht sogar für…
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Research
Why do we get sick? A Darwinian perspective
03.10.2019
In an article in the La Liberté newspaper this week, Prof. Thomas Flatt from the Department of Biology, talks with journalist Pascal Fleury about Evolutionary or Darwinian Medicine: "Se soigner avec Darwin".
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Climate
Instagram Contest
22.09.2019
Justin Rowlatt from BBC News during his interview to Greta Thunberg wonders: "Is individual action pointless in the face of climate change?" Some of us, despite of the difficulty of the task, do not think…
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Research
Flower Power: The purple pitcher plant brings together worldwide scientists in Fribourg
23.08.2019
One month ago, the SPIN - the Sarracenia purpurea International Network has been created at the University of Fribourg during a dedicated workshop. This official consortium counts 17 researchers from North…
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Research
Scientific expedition in the high arctic
19.07.2019
Science can really be adventurous. Invited by the University of Life Sciences from Poznan in Poland, Gregor Kozlowski, botanical garden curator, will investigate and collect plant material of several arctic…
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Research
First step to induce self-repair in the central nervous system
11.07.2019
Injured axons instruct Schwann cells to build specialized actin spheres to break down and remove axon fragments, thereby starting the regeneration process. The research team led by Prof. Claire Jacob…
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05.07.2019
The Mediterranean Sea is the hotspot of biodiversity. In a place where 26,000 plant species grow, their protection is even more important than elsewhere. Discover the interview of G. Kozlowski and L. Fazan…
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Profile
FGLS short-term lab rotations: the new experience
28.06.2019
FGLS supports short-term lab rotations within the Department of Biology to foster interdisciplinary research activities and to further increase the exchange of methods and approaches within the different…
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Research
TASmania: A new bacterial Toxin-Antitoxin Systems database
06.06.2019
In the framework of a successful Sinergia collaboration funded by the SNSF on studying toxins and antitoxins in bacteria, the group of Dr Laurent Falquet recently published an important article describing…
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