05 Mar 2025 / News, Research

Damaged but not defeated: Bacteria use nano-spearguns to retaliate against attacks

Some bacteria deploy tiny spearguns to retaliate against rival attacks. Researchers at the University of Basel mimicked attacks by poking bacteria with an ultra-sharp tip. Using this approach, they have uncovered that bacteria assemble…

Heart model with cells in the background

25 Feb 2025 / News, Research, Erfolgsgeschichten

Origami-based artificial heart tissue

Researchers from the SNI network have developed a new method for producing artificial heart tissue. In the form of a plaster, the multi-layered tissue could support the healing process of dead tissue in the event of a heart attack, for…

11 Feb 2025 / News, Portraits

International Day of Girls and Women in Science

Today, we celebrate the International Day of Girls and Women in Science, and 2025 is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology! What better way to mark this day than by speaking with a scientist who, together with her team,…

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