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Daniel Moeckli: new human rights delegate of the academies

Daniel Moeckli will become the human rights delegate of a+ from 2025. In this role, he will support researchers whose human rights are violated as a result of scientific activities as well as address issues at the interface between science and human rights. Potential topics include international conflicts and their impact on academic freedom, social media and human rights as well as setbacks in democracy and the rule of law. Daniel Moeckli, Professor of Public Law at the University of Zurich with an international and comparative law focus, is well connected in the academic and human rights community and has many years of experience in the field of human rights.

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    Viruses as hope against antibiotic resistance

    Antibiotic-resistant germs are posing an increasing problem for medicine. Phage therapy offers a ray of hope. Phages are viruses that only attack and destroy bacteria. This can be used as a therapy if a suitable virus is found for the disease-causing bacterium. A film commissioned by the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) summarises the current state of knowledge on this subject.

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