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Tim McLaren – New Swiss Plant Science Web member
The Swiss Plant Science Web welcomes its latest member Dr. Timothy McLaren (Institute of Agriculture, ETH Zurich). Visit his personal SPSW research portfolio The chemical nature and cycling of nutrients in the environment. > The Swiss…
Ora Hazak – New Swiss Plant Science Web member
The Swiss Plant Science Web welcomes its new member Dr. Ora Hazak. Visit her personal SPSW research portfolio Signaling peptides in plant adaptation to abiotic stresses. She chairs a research group in the Department of Biology of the…
Geniale Gewächse
Pflanzen haben weder Nasen, Augen oder Ohren. Trotzdem nehmen sie ihre Umgebung präzise wahr und reagieren aktiv auf Umwelteinflüsse. Das SRF Wissensmagazin «Einstein» zeigt überraschende Sinnesleistungen von Pflanzen und stellt die…Julia Vorholt, ETH Zurich – elected EMBO Member
Prof. Dr. Julia Vorholt was elected an EMBO Member. She joins a group of 1800 outstanding life science researchers in Europe and around the world. EMBO will formally welcome its new Members and Associate Members at the annual Members’…
Racing through the tropical rainforest
While forestry is the main reason for road building in the Congo Basin, not all roads result in deforestation. The decisive factor is how they’re used, writes Fritz Kleinschroth in an ETH Zurich Sustainability blog. In their Nature…
Domino Effect of Species Extinctions Also Damages Biodiversity
The mutual dependencies of many plant species and their pollinators mean that the negative effects of climate change are exacerbated. As UZH researchers show, the total number of species threatened with extinction is therefore considerably…
What’s gone wrong with biodiversity conservation? Early career essay competition
The Luc Hoffmann Institute is working in partnership with ETH Zürich, Future Earth, Nature Sustainability, University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute, University College London Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research…
Trois millions de francs pour l’herbier de Rousseau
L’Université de Neuchâtel a décroché un subside de plus de 3 millions de francs sur quatre ans pour une étude pionnière des collections botaniques de Jean-Jacques Rousseau et de plusieurs de ses contemporains. Cette étude,…