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With Nanobodies against Covid-19

Virus particles (orange) and inflammation in the lung tissue of untreated (left) and treated golden hamsters. (Image: Nambulli et al./ Science Advances) Despite the...

Featured picture: Wild dogs in hyena look

At first glance, these African wild dogs resemble hyenas and their hunting behavior is also quite similar. The wild dog, therefore also known...

Eco-energy: where are the limits?

Earth at night. (Image: NASA / GSFC) Renewable energies are considered natural and environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels. But with the use...

Gene therapy allows blind people to see again in some cases

Thanks to the introduced genes and special glasses, the patient can recognize shapes and contrasts again. (Image: IOB Basel) With the help of optogenetic...

Common mammal species can also be endangered

Reindeer have a large distribution area, but they have very specific food requirements. (Image: Robert Kalinagil / Unsplash) Even if an animal species has...

Primeval shore leave with friends

Even the pioneers of plant-based shore leave could have entered into a symbiosis with mushrooms. (Illustration: Aurélie Le Ru / Mélanie Rich /...

Ice Age intercontinental exchange

When the Bering Land Bridge dried up in the Pleistocene Ice Ages, the horse populations of North America and Eurasia met and mingled. ...

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