UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel

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  Research

  Girls are better at languages, boys are better at math — true or false?

  Text: Jana Lindner / The cliché holds that girls have an affinity for languages, boys for technology. Parents and teachers can help to prevent this becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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  In conversation

  Joint research efforts to fight the next epidemic.

  Interview*: Angelika Jacobs / Emma Hodcroft is investigating how our coexistence with viruses changes both us and the pathogens. In terms of diseases such as bird flu and Ebola, she is concerned about the USA and the slashing of science and development aid under the current administration.

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  Dossier

  News by song.

  Text: Noëmi Kern / Before we had mass media, people’s voices were instrumental in disseminating news. A research project looks at vocal culture in the early modern period.

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  Dossier

  From Elvis to Adele.

  Text: Christoph Dieffenbacher / Even today, songs have a marked influence on international pop culture. The individual voice is as important as the lyrics in conveying the message.

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  Dossier

  You do speak with your mouth full.

  Text: Yvonne Vahlensieck / Communication isn’t just about what we say. When tasting foods in the company of others, we communicate in different ways.

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  New method to fight tooth decay.

  Text: Angelika Jacobs / Everyone wants to maintain healthy teeth for as long as possible. Researchers at the University Center for Dental Medicine Basel UZB are studying how to keep cavity-causing bacteria at bay.

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  Replacing lost teeth.

  Text: Christel Möller / Dental implants should integrate seamlessly into the mouth and ideally last a lifetime. Scientists are researching the best material to achieve this.

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  The universe of the mouth.

  Illustration: Olivia Fischer / How much saliva do we produce? How long is the tongue? Join us on a journey through a small cosmos that accompanies us every day and serves us well.

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  From maws to mouths.

  Text: Angelika Jacobs and Noëmi Kern / Whether fishes or great apes, vertebrates have developed an incredible variety of mouth types. What do we know about their history and origins?