The Rhône valley: Home to Neanderthals for over 200,000 years
… shelters played in the Middle Palaeolithic era. France was occupied solely by Neanderthals during this period … in archaeology and enjoy taking part in excavations. Sometimes I spend several weeks there. This is important to … levels of uranium and thorium in a sample, scientists are able to calculate its age. The radioactive decay is also …
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Loïc Lepiniec: an architect of plant biology, from genomes to seeds
… Researcher portraits Research As a child, Loïc Lepiniec was drawn to forests and nature. He began his scientific … where he worked on Agrobacterium , the bacterium that enabled the first genetic transformations of plants. "That … offered students a structured course on biotechnology at a time when scientific and societal controversies surrounding …
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Virtual mobility: study an online course at Lund University, 5 -15 ECTS
… of August. Courses cover all subject areas and are available at both bachelor's and master's level. Certificate/ … of August. Courses cover all subject areas and are available at both bachelor's and master's level. Certificate/ … of August. Courses cover all subject areas and are available at both bachelor's and master's level. Certificate/ …
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Sleep: Listening to the sleeping brain
… brain to shed light on its silent mechanisms. (This article was originally published in L'Édition n°29.) Research Every … nights .” These include maintaining regular wake-up and bedtimes, avoiding heavy meals in the evening, disconnecting … it is when people wake up during this stage that they are able to remember their dreams. In addition to having …
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AI for Covid-19: personalised and predictive care for patients
… progression of Covid-19 in patients varies greatly. Being able to predict a patient’s risk of deterioration at … to three minutes and can be given to doctors at the same time as the scan report for each patient assessed. The tool … management of Covid-19 patients. The severity score was developed as part of the ScanCovIA study led by Prof …
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Claire Gaudichon: Stable isotopes to track dietary proteins in the body
… Claire Gaudichon: Stable isotopes to track dietary proteins in the body Claire … digestibility of milk and yoghurt proteins in humans. “It was during this period that I discovered the use of stable … at Danone as I didn’t manage to start a post-doc in England as initially planned. I wanted to return to the …
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Bertrand Eynard: the inventor of topological recurrence
… computation. A dot-sized particle propagates through time and follows a linear trajectory. However, if two … surfaces". This requires inventing new mathematical tools able to count surfaces in spite of their extreme diversity. … "that could be applied to all surface problems": it was topological recurrence. It meant that "if you can count …
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POC ! Le design au service de la recherche et de l’innovation
… et aux problématiques de chaque projet. À l’occasion d’une table ronde réunissant plusieurs parties prenantes du … sur une technologie de pointe pour développer un système capable d’intégrer du son à de nombreux types de surface. Avec … et aux problématiques de chaque projet. À l’occasion d’une table ronde réunissant plusieurs parties prenantes du …
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The neutrino: towards physics and beyond
… The neutrino: towards physics and beyond The neutrino: towards physics and … the centrepiece used in particle physics to explain observable phenomena at this scale and to understand the structure … of the universe. With a neutral charge and a mass 465,000 times less than that of the electron, the neutrino …
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