How Did Life on Earth Originate? New Technology Provides Novel Insights
A new technology has provided novel insights into the long-standing mystery: how did life on Earth originate? Before life emerged on our planet, during what…
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Scientists Unveil Urea’s Secret Role in the Origin of Life
Scientists from ETH Zurich and the University of Geneva have developed a new technique that allows them to observe chemical reactions taking place in liquids…
Deciphering Volcanic Secrets: A Groundbreaking New Method To Predict Eruptions
A team from UNIGE has identified three easily measurable parameters that offer insights into the structural characteristics of volcanoes, marking progress in the area of…
Tau-PET: A New, Better Way To Predict Cognitive Decline
A team from UNIGE-HUG showcases the value of imaging in identifying tau protein in the brain, a predictor of cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s disease….
At the Universe’s Edge – Scientists Put Einstein and Euler to the Test
A team from the University of Geneva has developed the first method for testing together Einstein’s and Euler’s theories for the accelerating expansion of the…
Unraveling Cosmic Mysteries: Celestial Monsters and the Origins of Globular Clusters
Researchers from the universities of Geneva, Paris, and Barcelona have uncovered strong evidence that the peculiarities seen in sizable star clusters can be explained by…
Tumor Avatars – A New Approach to Personalized Cancer Treatment
A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has devised a novel method for customizing treatments by testing them on artificial tumors. Determining the optimal…
Unprecedented Transmission Speeds – Scientists Develop New Quantum Key Distribution System
Integrated photonics-based quantum key distribution system paves the way for network deployment. Scientists have crafted a quantum key distribution (QKD) system rooted in integrated photonics,…
Genetic Switch: Scientists Transform Chicken Scales Into Feathers by Modifying Gene Expression
A UNIGE team shows how specifically modifying gene expression causes feathers to replace scales in the chicken. Scales, spines, feathers and hair are examples of…
Scientists Shine a Light Into the “Black Box” of AI
A team consisting of researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), and the National University of Singapore (NUS) has created a…
Curving the Fabric of Space – Scientists Develop a New Quantum Material
An international team, headed by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has created a quantum material that allows the fabric of the space inhabited by electrons…
Unexpected Contribution: How Medieval Monks Helped Advance Modern Volcanology
An international team, led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has successfully dated some of the largest eruptions in history by analyzing medieval texts. While…
Avoiding Neurodegeneration: Scientists Discover That Managing Emotions Better Could Prevent Pathological Aging
A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has uncovered the ways in which negative emotions have a lasting impact on brain activity in older…
Internal Thermometer Discovered That Tells Seeds When To Germinate
Researchers have discovered the mechanisms by which the seed decides to remain in “hibernation” or to trigger its germination depending on the outside temperature. Germination…
Scientists Discover How To Generate New Neurons in the Adult Brain
A team of biologists has discovered how to awaken neural stem cells and reactivate them in adult mice. Some areas of the adult brain contain…
New Nanoparticle To Act at the Heart of Cells for Extremely Powerful and Targeted Anti-Inflammatory Treatment
A team from UNIGE and LMU developed a transport nanoparticle to make an anti-inflammatory drug much more effective and less toxic. How can a drug…
A Simple Way To Improve Cancer Treatment Effectiveness: Timing
According to researchers from the UNIGE and LMU, the effectiveness of the immune system’s anti-tumor activity and cancer immunotherapies is tied to the time of…
A New Weapon Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
UNIGE researchers have discovered that a medication commonly used to treat herpes can combat an antibiotic-resistant bacterium by disrupting its defense mechanisms. Antibiotic resistance, or…
