Organisms exposed to consistent interactions across generations often coevolve to optimize their coexistence. However, it is not known if plants coexisting over multiple generations in a community evolve to avoid competition and boost individual fitness. A study conducted by researchers at the Agricultural Ecology group at ETH Zurich tackles this question.
A university building in St. Gallen needs to be enlivened. The joint project by the Department of Architecture and a sociologist combines analysis, design and self-construction. And brings together architecture and economics students from ETH and HSG.
Using a novel microfluidic chip, ETH researchers have shown that bacteria not only recognise small food molecules, but also swim towards large, complex polymers. A startup is now using these findings and applying the technology to find microbes that can break down pollutants.
