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- 08.05.2012Typically human brain development older than first thought
A large neonate brain, rapid brain growth and large frontal lobes are the typical hallmarks of human brain development. These appeared much earlier in the hominin family tree than was originally thought, as anthropologists from the University of Zurich who re-examined the Taung child’s fossil cranial sutures and compared them with other fossil skulls now prove. The late fusion of the cranial sutures in the Taung child is also found in many other members of the Australopithecus africanus species and the earliest examples of the Homo genus. More... - 02.05.2012A small cut with a big impactDuring inflammation, controlled gene expression is necessary in order to allow the organism to mount an effective defense response. For this process, the protein ARTD1 is removed from the DNA. Veterinary biochemists and molecular biologists from the University of Zurich have now elucidated this previously unclear mechanism: ARTD1 is cut into two pieces by molecular scissors, which enhances gene expression. The results are groundbreaking for our understanding of inflammatory responses and the development of new anti-inflammatory drugs. More...
- 27.04.2012New particle discovered by the CMS Experiment at CERNPhysicists from the University of Zurich, working with their colleagues on the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC), have discovered a previously unknown particle composed of three quarks. The so-called «Xi_b^*0 baryon» confirms fundamental assumptions of physics regarding the binding of quarks. More...
- 23.04.2012First fertile, then futile: ammonites or the boon and bane of many offspring
Ammonites changed their reproductive strategy from initially few and large offspring to numerous and small hatchlings. Thanks to their many offspring, they survived three mass extinctions, a research team headed by paleontologists from the University of Zurich has discovered. More... - 19.04.2012State of Himalayan glaciers less alarming than feared
Several hundreds of millions of people in Southeast Asia depend, to varying degrees, on the freshwater reservoirs of the Himalayan glaciers. Consequently, it is important to detect the potential impact of climate changes on the Himalayan glaciers at an early stage. Together with international researchers, glaciologists from the University of Zurich now reveal that the glaciers in the Himalayas are declining less rapidly than was previously thought. However, the scientists see major hazard potential from outbursts of glacial lakes. More... - 19.04.2012Associated institute and up to five chairs for economics to be established at the University of Zurich with the support of UBSThe University of Zurich (UZH) and UBS have entered into a collaboration. Up to five new chairs will be created at the Department of Economics. The UBS International Center of Economics in Society will tap into top-flight research in a number of new fields of research, and promote a dialog between science, business and society. A Swiss Graduate School of Economics will also be set up to improve the training of the next generation of researchers. More...
- 18.04.2012Egg-laying beginning of the end for dinosaurs
They laid eggs, occupied many ecological niches with only one species and competed with one another. Researchers from the University of Zurich have uncovered the chain of events that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. More...
