Swiss researchers develop all-in-one remote control gene expression tool
In an article appearing online today in the journal Nature Methods, researchers at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) unveil a powerful new tool that will facilitate genetic research and open up new avenues for the clinical treatment of genetic disease. The researchers have combined several gene manipulation techniques and incorporated them into a single lentiviral vector...Software ONE merges with Swiss firm
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This trip to Zurich was my first in 21 years (although I had been to Basel, Lausanne, and Gen...Swiss Researchers Isolate Hair-Raising Stem Cells
Researchers at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) and the CHUV (Lausanne University Hospital) have discovered that some cells in the hair follicle belong to the true multipotent stem cell category and can // differentiate into many cell types needed for hair growth and follicle replacement. The research team has documented its findings in an advance online publication...Euthanasia To Be Permitted In Swiss Hospital
Terminally ill patients will be assisted to commit suicide on the premises of a hospital in Switzerland, even though the conditions for euthanasia will be very strict. // This has been revealed by the University Hospital at Lausanne’s spokesman. The practice is legal in Switzerland.Until now, hospitals across Switzerland had refused to allow assisted suicide on site and patients wishing to di...Swiss Group Appeals Invocation of Euthanasia Option For The Severely Depressed
United Kingdom is being nudged by a Swiss organization to rework on the laws governing assisted suicide, or euthanasia, so that it can be considered for patients// suffering chronic mental ailments and depression. Dignitas, who has Ludwig Minelli at the helm, is petitioning the Swiss Supreme court to permit modifications in the law. Minelli said: "The question for politicians in Br...SWISSBLADE Diamond Surgical Knives
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