2024
Anis features in the ETH "life" magazine
Anis Meschichi is (among other things) involved in the ETH Outreach Programme. In this context, an article appeared in the April 2024 issue of the ETH "life" magazine. On pages 12-14 you can read the inspiring article "Drag is freedom".
Congratulations Amrita!
Amrita Möhl-Raj successfully defended her PhD thesis today! Congratulations Amrita, we are excited to celebrate this milestone with you.
Our paper made it into the ETH News
Twisted pollen tubes induce infertility Plants with multiple sets of chromosomes have advantages over their relatives with a double set. But why they often start out infertile was only partially understood. Biologists at ETH Zurich have now discovered a new reason for the initial difficulties.
Defective pollen tube tip-growth induces neo-polyploid infertility
A recent paper published in Science by the Bomblies group (IMPB), shows that newly formed polyploids suffer a severe defect in polar cell growth, which is essential for fertility in plants as it allows sperm to reach ovules, and provides insight into a naturally evolved solution to this challenge.
Winter Event 2023 / 2024
On the Evening of February 9 2024, the Bomblies Group went on a guided tour of the Zurich Old Town.