The Epstein-Barr virus can cause a spectrum of diseases. Emerging data now show that inhibiting a specific metabolic pathway in infected cells can diminish latent infection and, therefore, the risk of downstream disease.
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Like a mixing console blending not songs but blood systems: Researchers demonstrate how to specifically shut down a #leukemia -affected blood system and simultaneously build a new one.
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The driver-assistance system in a car warns the driver that she is tired, but she feels fit and drives anyway, causing an accident that injures others. Whom should the court believe? Jannik Di Gallo has developed recommendations for such scenarios.
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Within a relatively short time span, large gulls (genus Larus) have split into numerous new species and conquered the Northern Hemisphere. David Marques and his team are now looking for the secret behind this rapid adaptability in their DNA.
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Tumor cells can be recognized by certain immune cells due to their altered metabolism. This finding by researchers @unibasel_en could open up new avenues for #cancer #immunotherapy .
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Researchers University of Basel have developed a new method for calculating phase diagrams of physical systems that works similarly to ChatGPT. This #ArtificialIntelligence could even automate scientific experiments in the future.unibas.ch/en/News-Events…

Breaking new ground in personalized medicine: The #Clinnova project relies on decentralized #AI training to enable personalized therapies for autoimmune diseases while ensuring medical data protection. #FederatedLearning
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This year’s Otto Naegeli Prize for Medical Research goes to Professor Mirjam Christ-Crain 🇪🇺🇨🇭🇺🇸. The award, which is endowed with CHF 200,000, is considered one of Switzerland’s most important scientific prizes. unibas.ch/en/News-Events…

Aggressive behavior exhibited by children and adolescents can indicate mental illness. Researchers @unibasel_en have developed a training program to help young people cope better with stress and strong emotions.
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Which city has the oldest university in 🇨🇭? Yes, it's Basel. Come to Didi Offensiv or Klara or Bibliothek Bar, and dive deep into #pintofscience and 🍻
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Many people lie to avoid hurting others. But some lies are meant to manipulate others. The new Uni Nova issue sheds light on misinformation and disinformation from different perspectives.

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Researchers University of Basel & nccrSpin have achieved the first controllable interaction between two hole spin #qubits in a conventional silicon transistor. This opens up the possibility of integrating millions of these qubits on a single chip.unibas.ch/en/News-Events…

Leprosy in medieval England: New findings from researchers University of Basel & University of Zurich reveal a probable transmission of leprosy bacteria between squirrels and humans. However, it is still unclear who infected whom.
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😮‍💨📈🩸 Sampling exhaled air instead of blood: a new non-invasive real-time monitoring method has been successfully tested in #diabetic children in intensive care. Patients simply breathe into special bags from their beds.

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New approaches to #terpene synthesis: Researchers at University of Basel present an innovative approach to producing these versatile natural substances, including those already used in #therapies for cancer, epilepsy, and malaria.
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At the end of 2023, the university's innovation initiative celebrated a major success: the spin-off T3 Pharma was acquired by Boehringer Ingelheim for up to CHF 450 million. CEO Dr. Simon Ittig explains how the sale came about and what has changed as a result.unibas.ch/en/News-Events…

Tomasz Smoleński is to become the new assistant professor for experimental quantum nanophysics and/or quantum materials at the University of Basel.

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Do you already know @famelabCH? In this science communication competition, young researchers have three minutes to win over the jury and the audience. On April 30, the Basel semi-final will take place at Verso from 19:00 to 21:30.
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Primo Schär will be the new Vice President for Research at the Universität Basel The biomedical scientist will succeed Prof. Dr. Torsten Schwede in the autumn semester of 2024.
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Why so curious? Cichlid fishes in Lake Tanganyika exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. The cause for this lies in their genes, as researchers University of Basel and Universität Bern report.
Carolin Sommer-Trembo Walter Salzburger Lab
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