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«Viertel vor Enzian» im Botanischen Garten Bern: Können Blumen die Zeit anzeigen?
Bereits vor knapp 300 Jahren beobachtete der schwedische Botaniker Carl von Linné, dass einige Pflanzenarten ihre Blüten zu bestimmten Tages- und Nachtzeiten öffnen und schliessen. Lässt sich daran die Zeit ablesen? Ein interdisziplinäres…
Trendwende Klima und Biodiversität – Parlament trifft Wissenschaft
Forschende sprachen im Parlament in Bern über die Herausforderungen der Klima- und Biodiversitätskrise. Dabei wurden die Berichte des Weltklimarates und des Weltbiodiversitätsrates vorgestellt. Auf Einladung der Nationalratspräsidentin…
Innovation starts with basic research
In an interview to Swiss Biotech Report 2022, data scientist Ernst C. Wit explains which factors are important for an innovative country. Switzerland has consistently been the most innovative country in the world over the last eleven…
Call for contributions: Botanical Collections – Implications for Present-Day Research conference
Call for abstracts in disciplines that leverage herbarium specimens. We particularly encourage contributions that make use of specimens in non-standard ways and that push the boundaries of what is currently possible. Bauhin symposium,…
Horizon Europe Info Day – Funding Opportunities for Switzerland
The Horizon Europe Info Day – Funding Opportunities for Switzerland is a unique occasion to learn more about the advantages that Swiss based researchers and innovators can take while applying to the European Framework Programme. You will…
Botanik-Tagung 2022, Bonn: Abstract submission deadline is 14 April
The deadline for the abstract submission expires on 14 April 2022. Botanik-Tagung 2022 – International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences 28 August–01 September 2022 | Bonn | Germany Topics • Plant RNA biology • Evolution…
The Congo tropical forest is different
Until now, research assumed that the vast forest area of the Congo Basin, like other tropical forests, releases large amounts of nitrous oxide and binds methane. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now shown that it behaves differently: Methane…
Matthias Erb receives an ERC Consolidator Grant
The Swiss Plant Science Web congratulates its member Matthias Erb, professor at the University of Bern. He has just received an ERC Consolidator Grant for his project CANWAS (Canopy Waves - Volatile Information Transfer Across…
Swiss Plant Science Web merges with the Swiss Society of Plant Biology
The Swiss Plant Science Web has a new organizational structure. It merges with the Swiss Society of Plant Biology that will lead the association's activities and website. The swissplantscienceweb.ch becomes the website of the Swiss Society…