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Researchers uncover protein-based “cancer signature”
A research team at the University of Basel’s Biozentrum has investigated the expression of ribosomal proteins in a wide range of human tissues including tumors and discovered a cancer type specific signature. This “cancer signature” could potentially be used to predict the progression of the disease. This research was supported by a SystemsX.ch Transition Postdoc Fellowship.
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Science Congress "We Scientists Shape Science"
Science has become bigger and faster. But we also have to make it better! We want science to be creative, solid, open, and helpful for society, and a good career opportunity for talented young people. Let’s start to change what it means to be a scientist! Join the congress "We Scientists Shape Science" - an initiative by the Swiss Academy of Sciences and the Swiss Science and Innovation Council on 26-27 January, 2017 in Bern.
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Register now for LS² Annual Meeting 2017
The LS² Annual Meeting will take place from February 2-3, 2017 at the Irchel Campus of the University of Zurich. It will bring together Swiss and international scientists from diverse backgrounds to explore the large spectrum of research topics in the life sciences and is sponsored by SystemsX.ch. After SystemsX.ch comes to an end in 2018, the LS² meetings will be the main setting in which the Swiss systems biology community will gather. Poster submission deadline (extended): December 12, 2016. Registration deadline without poster: January 09, 2017.
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Chemists Create Clusters of Organelles by Mimicking Nature
Scientists from the University of Basel have succeeded in organizing spherical compartments into clusters mimicking the way natural organelles would create complex structures. They managed to connect the synthetic compartments by creating bridges made of DNA between them. This represents an important step towards the realization of so-called molecular factories. The journal Nano Letters has published their results.
This research was supported by the SystemsX.ch RTD Project CINA.
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