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@nanoscience.chReposted by @unibas.chHappy Nano Day!
Today, October 9, we’re celebrating the #NanoDay with a look into the fascinating #nanoscience research being conducted at the SNI. Many thanks to all our partners!
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@unibas.chAt first, it spread almost unnoticed, but for the past two years the tiger mosquito has been found throughout Basel. Researchers @swisstph.ch & @unibas.ch have now investigated how Basel can treat one of the mosquito’s breeding sites particularly effectively.
@unibas.chA gene therapy combined with special goggles can help people with advanced #retinitispigmentosa, a severe inherited retinal disease, perceive simple visual information again. A study involving @iobswiss.bsky.social & @unibas.ch has now found improvements in visual perception in several participants.
@unibas.chAt the end of Christopher Nolan’s film The Odyssey, Odysseus leaves his home and sails west. This scene doesn’t appear in Homer’s original work, but it still makes sense to Martin A. Guggisberg, professor of classical archeology. A search for clues in Calabria reveals why.
@unibas.chResearchers @biozentrum.unibas.ch & @fmiscience.bsky.social have created the most detailed map yet of the mouse motor cortex. The map reveals 16 distinct subregions and sheds new light on the brain circuits that control movement.
@unibas.chThe University Council has appointed Professor Gregor Hutter @hutterlab.bsky.social as Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the Faculty of Medicine. Hutter's research focuses on glioblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in adults.
@unibas.chBrown adipose tissue could play a key role in tackling #obesity. Endocrinologist Professor Matthias Betz @dkf.unibas.ch and University Hospital Basel explains why such approaches are still needed even in the age of weight-loss drugs and what challenges remain.
@unibas.chHow do we perceive our surroundings, and what criteria do we use to evaluate them? In this interview, philosopher Antonietta Di Giulio explains how different concepts of landscape can lead to conflicts and how policymakers can answer them.
@unibas.chBotond Roska, professor @unibas.ch and director of science @iobswiss.bsky.social, wins the 2026 António Champalimaud Vision Award together with José-Alain Sahel (@pittophthalmology.bsky.social). The prize, worth one million euros, is the world’s largest award in vision research and ophthalmology.
@unibas.chCan macrophages be turned against cancer? Researchers from Basel and Cambridge developed molecules that help these immune cells engulf tumor cells while weakening the tumor’s defenses.
@unibas.chSix female scientists at the University of Basel have been awarded one of the prestigious ERC Starting Grants. Prof. Petya Apostolova @dixonlab.bsky.social @yuping-li.bsky.social Dr. Cathelijne Nuijsink Prof. Olena Palko Prof. Burcu Tepekule
@unibas.chLiver cancer is difficult to treat because tumors vary greatly from patient to patient. Researchers @biomedizin.unibas.ch have captured this diversity by creating a collection of mini-tumors which they use to systematically search for new treatment options and to develop promising drug combinations.
@unibas.chIs it true that money alone doesn’t bring happiness? Or is that just a cliché to comfort those who are less well-off and who look at the rich and famous with a certain envy? Happiness researcher Reto Odermatt explains what the research shows.
