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The research team around the CryoNanoSIMS instrument. © 2025 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

How cryogenic microscopy could help strengthen food security

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A joint EPFL and University of Lausanne research team reports on a novel observation of a plant protection mechanism in response to salt stress. The study opens new avenues of research to strengthen food security.

The CryoNanoSIMS setup at EPFL. Credit: 2023 EPFL/ A. Meibom- CC-BY-SA 4.0

A deep look into the progression of Parkinson's Disease

Research

Scientists at EPFL use cutting-edge imaging techniques to shed light on the progression of Parkinson's disease by studying how the main culprit, the protein alpha-synuclein, disrupts cellular metabolism.

From the left to the right:Anders Meibom,Florent Plane,Stéphane Escrig. ©2023 EPFL/A.Herzog

EPFL scientists unlock new horizons for cryogenic microscopy

Research

EPFL scientists have developed a new research instrument for observing biological tissue samples prepared using a method discovered about forty years ago by Nobel Prize winner Jacques Dubochet, emeritus professor at the University of Lausanne. Their instrument – the only one of its kind in the world – opens up promising new avenues of research.

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Film Released – The Djibouti Mission 2022

The Transnational Red Sea Center has now released a film documenting its activities in Djibouti to study the beautiful corals of this nation located at the entrance of the Red Sea.