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Theres Luethi @theresluethi.bsky.social · 5d

Stammt #Covid aus einem chinesischen Labor oder entstand das Coronavirus durch natürliche Übertragung vom Tier auf den Menschen? In den USA glauben zwei Drittel der Leute, dass Covid aus dem Labor kam. In Europa dürfte es ähnlich sein. Kein Wunder: Die Medien ...
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Eine dunkle Vermutung über Corona grassiert – und ist so ansteckend wie das Virus

Zunehmend berichten auch seriöse Medien über die sogenannte Laborthese. Demnach wurde der Erreger künstlich hergestellt. Was ist an der These dran?

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Faso Lab-University of Bern @labfaso.bsky.social · 26d

It has always only been a matter of time....
@mcid-unibe.bsky.social @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social @unibe.ch

Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe

Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome

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NCCR RNA & Disease @nccr-rna-disease.bsky.social · 28d

🌙🔬 Our “RNA – Master of Versatility” booth at Nacht der Forschung 2025 was a hit! Big thanks to our Science Knights and amazing organizers. 💙🙌
Read more: nccr-rna-and-disease.ch/news/article...

#ndfunibern @unibe.ch

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Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) @mcid-unibe.bsky.social · 29d

✨ We are proud to have taken part again in the Nacht der Forschung @unibe.ch ✨

🔬 Highlights included a focus on MCID-funded research, interactive pathogen posters as well as “make your own pathogen” & the legendary Splat the Bacteria 🦠💥

Great to be sparking curiosity & connecting with the public ❤️

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Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) @mcid-unibe.bsky.social · 29d

Many thanks to our team of volunteers, the @bereadycohort.bsky.social, the Ethics and Policy team and our VR Pandemic Control Centre.

Your contributions and hard work made it a really fun and worthwhile event!

#ndfunibern

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NCCR RNA & Disease @nccr-rna-disease.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔬✨ Join us this Saturday (September 6) | 16:00-23:00 at Nacht der Forschung 2025 at the University of Bern ✨ Come and check out our booth "RNA – Master of Versatility" 👩‍🔬

Meet our researchers & enjoy pipetted cocktails at the reproduzierBAR!
www.nachtderforschung.unibe.ch
#ndfunibern @unibe.ch

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NCCR RNA & Disease @nccr-rna-disease.bsky.social · Aug 22

Preprint by the Thiel, Heller&Chao labs w/1st author Reto Lang "Stress granules formed during different RNA virus infections show remarkable plasticity &substantial virus-specific differences in their formation&composition" @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
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Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) @mcid-unibe.bsky.social · Aug 13

The MCID funded a study by the IKMB @unibe.ch to track how conspiracies start, spread & the role of the media to stop them. Journalists and Researchers discussed findings and raised new questions in a May workshop.

Read the UniAktuell article here:

bit.ly/3Hy7V6m

#MCID #Research #Journalism

Dealing with conspiracy theories: debunking works

During the pandemic, Bern-based researchers conducted real-time analyses to determine how the media can most effectively curb conspiracy theories. A workshop for journalists brought together the world...

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Philipp Markolin, PhD @philippmarkolin.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy August.

Here is a little surprise for everybody: The english version of my book is finally available. You can get it on Amazon. You can also read and listen to it on my blog, where I will release the book as freely accessible serialized novel.

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Lab Leak Fever

The COVID-19 Origin Theory that Sabotaged Science and Society

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BEready Cohort @bereadycohort.bsky.social · Jul 25

Wir sind jetzt 1000 Haushalte gross!!

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Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) @mcid-unibe.bsky.social · Jun 10

Great to see the new publication from the MCID's co-lead @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social is out. His team has been working for a number of years developing a live attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. They present the next steps demonstrating the efficacy, safety and stability of their candidate vaccine.

Lisa T @drlisathomann.bsky.social · Jun 10

The next publication from our team
@profvolkerthiel.bsky.social is now hot off the press showing the safety of our live attenuated vaccine against SARS-Cov-2. It’s always a pleasure to work with Martin Beer’s team from FLI Reims.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Live attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine OTS-228 demonstrates efficacy, safety, and stability in preclinical model - npj Vaccines

npj Vaccines - Live attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine OTS-228 demonstrates efficacy, safety, and stability in preclinical model

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Christian Drosten @cdrosten.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Freiheit und Pflicht der Wissenschaft

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Beate Sodeik @beatesodeiklab.bsky.social · Jun 5

Leseempfehlung! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Christian Drosten @cdrosten.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Freiheit und Pflicht der Wissenschaft

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Lisa T @drlisathomann.bsky.social · May 29

Great discussions in Prague at the 2nd #PanViPrep meeting. @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social shared updates on our MERS and seasonal CoVs research while I talked about EU compliance in ethics and animal welfare. We also found the Prague “Zytglögge”. What a great city!

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Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) @mcid-unibe.bsky.social · May 19

@mcid-unibe.bsky.social and IVI welcomed the Swiss Klub für Wissenschaftsjournalismus. @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social kicked off with an intro to the MCID, followed by the @bereadycohort.bsky.social study, an IVI spotlight, and rounded off with a lively Q&A session. #ScienceJournalism @unibe.ch

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Vera Flück @veflu.bsky.social · Apr 29

After we heard @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social giving a spontaneous but great talk about novel technologies in virus research many of us had a fantastic poster session with stimulating discussions and a nice glass of wine. We even found a table soccer table to have our weekly training⚽

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Vera Flück @veflu.bsky.social · Apr 27

We have traveled with multiple trains🚆, two ferries🛳️, and a bus🚌 to the #ECV meeting in Cavtat Croatia🌞 We are looking forward to hear great science about our favorite viruses in one of the most beautiful places 🎯 @sarah-oc.bsky.social @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social @mcid-unibe.bsky.social

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Volker Thiel @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social · Apr 9

For a detailed scientific evaluation and assessment of the data, it is therefore essential that the source data is made publicly available. This is of great scientific and public interest in order to arrive at an evidence-based assessment of the question of the origin of #COVID.

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Volker Thiel @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social · Apr 9

...I would also like to point out that the source of the data was not made accessible to the scientific panel. It was therefore not possible to make a scientific judgement. In principle, this task should not fall solely on a select group of scientists...

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Volker Thiel @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social · Apr 9

...The discussions were confidential and therefore I am unable to comment on the content.

What I can say is that I agree with the opinion already expressed by Prof. Christian Drosten, who was impressed with the summarised presentation of the results. However...

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Volker Thiel @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social · Apr 9

...a clear difference in likelihood between the competing explanations.
Recently, it became known that there was a further investigation by a Secret Service, this time in Germany #BND. A group of scientists, including myself, were invited as experts to discuss and evaluate their conclusions...

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Volker Thiel @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social · Apr 9

The question of the origin of #SARS-CoV-2 is a matter of significant scientific and public interest. Current publicly available data suggests a natural origin, while evidence supporting a lab origin remains scarce. Although no hypothesis has been definitively proven, the available data indicate...

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Karousis Lab @karousislab.bsky.social · Mar 28

Our latest research on #Coronavirus Nsp1 found its home (and a new name) at @cp-cellreports.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports... Thankful to the first (dream) team of my lab and funding for making this happen. @nccr-rna-disease.bsky.social @mcid-unibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch

The impact of Coronavirus Nsp1 on host mRNA degradation is independent of its role in translation inhibition

Bäumlin et al. investigate the roles of coronavirus Nsp1 in translation inhibition and mRNA degradation using a human cell-free translation system. They demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 mediates mRNA ...

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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · Mar 27

Type I interferon autoantibody footprints reveal neutralizing mechanisms and allow inhibitory decoy design. New study from Kevin Groen, Benjamin Hale (@benhale.bsky.social) and colleagues @virology.uzh.ch: rupress.org/jem/article/...

#Autoimmunity #Immunodeficiency #InfectiousDisease

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Volker Thiel @profvolkerthiel.bsky.social · Mar 19

I feel the same! Good that the ASV meeting this summer is taking place in Montreal, [email protected]

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