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06.10.2026
•Health Innovation
•6 min

Nobel Prize meets PSI research

This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine honours optogenetics: this method uses light to selectively control processes in cells. Researchers at PSI are advancing the field further.

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Yasushi Kondo
21.07.2026
•Health Innovation
•6 min

Combating cancer growth

Researchers at PSI and the University of Zurich have determined the mechanism behind an important signalling protein that spins out of control in certain types of cancer. This paves the way for new approaches to cancer treatment.

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How our eyes perceive colours: PSI researchers have deciphered key details of the molecular mechanisms by which proteins in the retina discern colours and movements with high resolution in daylight. © Adobe Stock
25.06.2026
•Health Innovation
•9 min

New insights into human vision

How the human eye is optimised for daylight: PSI researchers reveal the three-dimensional structure of cone opsins in their dark states for the first time

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26.03.2026
•Health Innovation
•7 min

Why cells respond “incorrectly” in old age

Researchers at PSI have established why the cells in our body react differently to stimuli and signals in old age compared with young cells. Their studies on human skin cells have shown that the chromatin, the packaged form of the DNA in the cell nucleus, plays a key role in this.

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Tracing the secrets of life: The PSI Center for Life Sciences is pursuing research in the areas of structural biology, bioimaging and radiopharmacy.

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