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How nematodes outsmart the defenses of pests
The western corn rootworm, one of the world's most damaging maize pests, can use plant defense compounds to defend itself against its own natural enemies, so-called entomopathogenic nematodes. However, the nematodes can become immune…
«Die Idee»: Mission B – Zwischenbilanz nach sieben Monaten
Das Projekt «Mission B» ruft auf zu mehr Biodiversität in der Schweiz. In rund 5700 Projekten wurden die Fläche von etwa 100 Fussballfeldern umgekrempelt. Tausende haben sich bisher an dem Projekt beteiligt. Bruno Baur, Professor für…
My Bank - Fish diversity on ocean banks
DRIVEBANKS is a research programme analyzing drivers of fish extinction and colonization on oceanic banks. Its primary objective is to explore drivers of variation and change in species diversity and turnover in marine ecosystems by…
Fading Petunias
Through heat, saline soil or aridity, the environment can directly influence the activity of genes. As the biologist Ueli Grossniklaus has demonstrated, in plants these epigenetic changes can sometimes be inherited. Prof. Ueli…Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for foreign scholars and artists for the 2020-2021 academic year
Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries. Recipients are selected by the awarding body, the…Fertile Ground
We have to make use of the abundance of nature, says Bernhard Schmid. The environmental scientist is calling for more biodiversity in agriculture, as crop mixtures produce better yields and are more sustainable than monoculture farming…