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… Located a few billion light years from Earth, these faraway objects belong to the large family of galaxies with an … CNRS). "We also find electrons and probably their antiparticles, the positrons." Would there also be other … have already been observed. A specific classification is set in stone. This provides a very good basis for further …
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… and Cancer laboratory, part of the Tumour immunology and anti-cancer immunotherapy unit (ITIC – Univ. Paris-Saclay, … a French postgraduate degree) at the Pasteur Institute was decisive in this sense, since it was especially during … my mentor, Professor Miriam Merad, who was planning to set up a laboratory in New York devoted to understanding the …
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… tests light scattering through a variety of experiments on different systems at the atomic scale. His extremely … Ferrier-Barbut has lived in the midst of science since he was just a child. After obtaining his Bachelor's degree in … of light with the atomic ensemble. "We know that a set of atoms that collectively emits light can be an …
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… ReticulOme project (Multi-omics characterization of descending motor circuits in the brainstem) aims to better … subsequently the brainstem in the control of limbs during walking, in mice. He was appointed to the CNRS in 2015, and … in its research: sequencing the transcriptome (the set of genes expressed by the cell), studying the connectome …
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Innovation
… must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming. To facilitate this transition, start-up Fairbrics … Illy, who holds a PhD in materials science, wanted to set up his own business. The partners want to help reduce … and the need is enormous," explains Benoît Illy. Substantial support In 2020, the start-up launched its first …
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… Moods) to add a neurochemical component to it. His topic was the study of variability and size of the effect of antidepressants in behavioural and neurobiological models. … studies on this subject," says Denis David who therefore set out to model these relapses in rodents and observed that …
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… Paris Cité, Univ. of Évry) , the NectarGland project is dedicated to studying the genes and mechanisms involved in … Its aim is to develop plants that offer nutritional rewards adapted to the specific needs of pollinators. Summer … both male and female organs), the IPS2 scientists set out to produce distinct male and female flowers. They …
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… corrosion Researcher portraits Research Delphine Neff is a Director of Research at the Nanosciences and Innovation for … processes in ancient metals. Safe storage of radioactive waste In 2003, Delphine Neff defended her thesis at NIMBE, … six different archaeological sites. She cut these objects, set them in resin and analysed the structure of the …
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… intelligence and cutting-edge mathematics, the company can discover drug candidates 10,000 times more efficiently than … rue d'Ulm (ENS), where its co-founder, Maximilien Levesque, was working as a researcher in statistical and quantum … into a new office in Paris. Always keeping a growth mindset, Aqemia then signed partnerships with major names in the …
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Education, Campus life
… Combining a top-level sports career with university studies: a daily challenge Combining a top-level sports career … and academic success of these students? (This article was originally published in L'Edition No. 23) Education … learn better than when you're actually there, and also to set up links and get athletes out of their top-level bubble …
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Innovation
… intelligence to improve quality The start-up Visionairy was founded in 2018 and offers its customers non-destructive … they toured French factories to understand the sector's difficulties and to see if there was a place for their … installation on pre-existing machines. "Too complicated to set up", according to the start-up, which helps its …
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… cancer screening As part of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Pierre Fillard, co-founder and … the French Ministry of Health and Social Security to set up national screening programmes targeting three types … previously a researcher at the Inria centre in Sophia Antipolis, turned to AI to develop solutions for cancer …
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