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No Denial

The recent findings on how the SARS-CoV-2 Protein NSP1 inhibits cellular translation published by three NCCR RNA & Disease groups (Ban group at ETHZ, Mühlemann and Thiel group at University of Bern) were highlighted in a short documentary “NO DENIAL” presented at the 3rd Global Science Film Festival. The movie highlights the importance of a collaboration between scientists and the media to combat misinformation. It was produced by a team of researchers from the University of Zurich, ETH Zurich and University of Bern:

Producers:
Severin Bruhin (digital media designer & musician)
Kristina Berve (University of Bern)
Daniela C. Ivan (University of Bern)
Nazek Noureddine (University of Zürich)
Francesco Giardina (ETH Zürich)
Bennet Schwoon (University of Zürich)

Specialists:
Prof. Oliver Mühlemann (University of Bern)
Evangelos D. Karousis (University of Bern)
Prof. Nenad Ban (ETH Zürich)
Katharina Schubert (ETH Zürich)
Samer Angelone (University of Zürich)

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Corona vaccine at a fast pace

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