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Probenahme Eschelisbach eawag Esther Michel

Excessive levels of plant protection products in small streams

Two studies by Eawag and the Ecotox Centre have once again shown that surface waters in agricultural catchment areas are heavily contaminated with plant protection products. Concentrations of individual substances persisting for several…

Mittelmeer Landschaft sm

Découverte de la flore, la faune et les milieux méditerranéens

Les Écologistes de l’Euzière (proche de Montpellier, FR) vous proposent 6 formations d’avril à juin pour découvrir la flore, la faune et les milieux méditerranéens.Botanique 1, devenir autonome en détermination (23-25 avril, 21h)Lever les…

Wiese in Sent GR, Gabriela Braendle, Agroscope

Les véritables prairies maigres restent rares

Aujourd’hui, la région de plaine comprend nettement plus de prairies de haute valeur écologique, riches en espèces qu’il y a quinze ans. Les premières évaluations des données de monitoring montrent cependant que, sur de nombreuses surfaces…

Grossfrüchtiger Weissdorn UZH

Botanical Works of Art

A mysterious set of dazzlingly beautiful glass diapositives was recently discovered in the Botanical Museum of the University of Zurich. In her new book, archaeobotanist Christiane Jacquat presents these botanical pictures for the first…

Sonnenblumen

Wie sinnvoll sind Patente für Pflanzen?

Radiobeitrag: Lassen sich natürliche Pflanzen patentieren? Das heisst Pflanzen, die mit neuartigen Züchtungsverfahren hergestellt werden, sich aber einfacher ernten lassen oder resistenter sind. Beim Europäischen Patentamt in München…

Arabidopsis thalliana

Sound the alarm! How injured plant cells warn their neighbors

All organisms can be injured. But what happens when a plant is injured? How can it heal itself and avoid infections? An international research team from the University of Basel and Ghent University has reported on wound reaction mechanisms…

An operon-like transcript has been identified in plants

Operons were thought to be absent in plants. The research group of Michael Hothorn now reports the identification of an operon-like transcript in plants that allows for the concerted expression of a previously unknown cell-cycle regulator…

Uni Geneva PhD school

Call for applications for the PhD School of Life Sciences at the Faculties of Medicine and Science, University of Geneva

The next call for applications to the PhD school of Life Sciences at the Faculties of Medicine and Science at the University of Geneva is now open. Application deadline is 23 April 2019. Interviews will be held from 24–26 June 2019.  The…

Why we are getting involved

Young people are on a climate strike, and researchers are supporting their cause. Reto Knutti, professor of climate physics at ETH Zurich, discusses an unexpected turn in the climate change debate and the role of science in society. ETH…

Coverage of surface water ©EU 2019

Ramped up efforts needed to protect the world's inland waters

A study of the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) found that at least 15% of the world’s inland waters are covered by protected areas, which is close to the global target of 17% set out in the CBD's Aichi Biodiversity Target…

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