UPDATE – LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Researchers at the EPFL in Lausanne have shown that some common antibiotics increase longevity, with improved fitness and energy, in simple worms. The work, under the direction of Johan Auwerx, who holds the Nestlé metabolic energy chair at the university, offers promise for new research into solutions to human diseases […]
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Piccard to take Solar Impulse on simulated flight
Dübendorf, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Solar Impulse pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will each make a 25-hour flight, one after the other, at the controls of a new flight simulator from 12-16 May. The simulated flights will be the first for the solar-powered plane project and will take place in the construction hangar of the […]
Step up to the pedestal, Tara, it’s autism awareness day
Note: autism and measles vaccinations are words that are much in the news at the moment, and tomorrow GenevaLunch will carry a feature on the MMR vaccinations, autism and the state of the measles epidemic in Switzerland. Photos: Tara, named for what we think of as the hill of peace in Ireland and after her […]
Russian mega-project in Valais resort takes form
Mollens and Aminona, Valais, Switzerland (TSR, Fre and Sixieme Dimension in Valais, Fre) – Three hundred citizens of Mollens turned out Tuesday night to look at building plans for a proposed CHF350-400 million luxury resort in nearby Aminona. The Russian developers, Mirax, presented their drawings and models for a resort that will add 1,600 beds […]