Many Vibrio bacteria can develop a special molecular weapon, the type 6 secretion system, which helps them eliminate competitors for food. For the first time, researchers show that bacterial cells ...

A substantial proportion of metals such as iron, copper and zinc absorb onto manganese oxide particles and sink into the deep-sea sediment. Chemical reactions in the pores of the sediment release the ...

From 2 to 6 June, ETH Zurich welcomed 133 secondary school students from across Switzerland. During study week, they explored various disciplines and study programmes, exchanging notes with ...

Prof. em Vladimir Pliska worked at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry and from 1970 to 1999 at the leading European university ETH Zurich. His focus was on the biochemical processes ...

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What is the Nagoya Protocol? The Nagoya Protocol is an international agreement that regulates the access to non-human biological material (“genetic resources”) for both research and subsequent ...

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Vom 2. bis 6. Juni begrüsste die ETH Zürich 133 Gymnasiast:innen aus der ganzen Schweiz. Während der sogenannten Studienwoche erhielten sie Einblicke in verschiedene Fachrichtungen und Studiengänge ...

Etliche Vibrio-Bakterien können eine besondere molekulare Waffe, das Typ6-Sekretionssystem ausbilden. Dieses hilft ihnen, Nahrungskonkurrenten auszuschalten. Forschende zeigen nun erstmals, dass ...

Spurenmetalle im Meerwasser, wie Eisen, Kupfer oder Zink, binden an Manganoxid-Partikel und sinken ins Tiefsee-Sediment ab. Chemische Reaktionen in den Poren des Sediments lösen diese Nährstoffe ...

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