Medicine
Fighting tumours with magnetic bacteria
Research
ETH Zurich
Researchers at ETH Zurich are planning to use magnetic bacteria to fight cancerous tumours. They have now found a way for these microorganisms to effectively cross blood vessel walls and subsequently colonise a tumour.
Paul Scherrer Institute and Apollo Health Ventures Launch Focal Biosciences
TechTransfer
PSI
Newly established Focal Biosciences will focus on bringing together leading experts and scientific discoveries to harness cellular reprogramming in the fight against common age-related diseases.
Mapping human brain development
Research
ETH Zurich
Researchers at ETH Zurich are growing human brain-like tissue from stem cells and are then mapping the cell types that occur in different brain regions and the genes that regulate their development.
Making tumour diagnosis kinder to kidneys
Research
PSI
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, have optimised a method for tumour diagnosis using radionuclides. Potential side-effects can now be significantly reduced through a molecular trick. The researchers report their results in the current issue of the scientific journal Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry.
We must face the ethical challenges of engineering life
Politics
ETH Zurich
Scientists have a duty to initiate a dialogue with the public on cellular engineering, says Daniel Müller. The discussion must be held now – before complex engineered cellular systems are ready for widespread use in humans.
Breathing life into video pixels
Research
ETH Zurich
Autonomous virtual humans that move and behave naturally are Siyu Tang’s vision. One area from which the computer scientist draws inspiration are our behavioural patterns. Collaboration with architects and surgeons provides further input – and it also reveals the enormous potential of virtual people.
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