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Christina Elsner

joined in May 26, 2023

PhD student at Université de Genève.

Elsner has 2 breaks published.

How cellular transport can be explained with a flip book

Transport belongs to the most important mechanisms in all living cells. To transport substances in and out of the cell, proteins form transporters in the cellular membranes. One kind of transporters, the so-called ABC-transporters, can be found in almost all organisms, from bacteria to humans.... click to read more

Christina Elsner | PhD student at Université de Genève

bacteria

Transporter

Membrane

Reading time 3 min

published on Jun 5, 2023

Preventing the perfect crime

Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death which appears to be a perfect crime. Killer proteins work together in a huge network to kill the cell and remove evidence resulting in one of our cells dying without us feeling it. Once this network is... click to read more

Christina Elsner | PhD student at Université de Genève

Anton Hanke | at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Reading time 1.8 min

published on Mar 10, 2026