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Federal Office of Public Health Bern, 01.12.2022 – The offer of tests providing genetic information is constantly increasing. To prevent misuse and ensure personality protection, the revised version of the Federal Law on Human Genetic Analysis (LAGH) comes into force on December 1, 2022. It provides a new legal framework for virtually all genetic tests. … Read more

Federal Laboratory for Materials Testing and Research Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 28.11.2022 – People with hearing loss whose auditory nerve is still intact can often be helped by a cochlear implant. But inserting the implant into the inner ear is not without risks, as it can damage the facial nerves. Empa researchers have developed … Read more