News 2016

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• 13 Dec 2016

  New weapon against diabetes

  Researchers have used the simplest approach yet to produce artificial beta cells from human kidney cells.

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• 23 Nov 2016

  Starch from yeast

  Researchers at ETH Zurich have produced starch in yeast - the first time this has been achieved in a non-plant organism. ETH-News.

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• 10 Jun 2016

  Proteome of an entire family

  Based on comprehensive protein data on mice, researchers at ETH Zurich and EPFL have gained new insights into the mechanism of metabolic disorders.

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• 25 May 2016

  Why fruit fly sperm are giant

  An international team of researchers lead by the University of Zurich provides the first conclusive explanation for the evolution of giant fruit fly sperm.

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• 18 May 2016

  Attack on chemotherapy-resistant leukemia cells

  Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of childhood cancer in Switzerland.

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