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… inactive (OFF) to the active (ON) state , and shortly afterwards the first structure of a GTPase-activating protein. … cell biology, brefeldin A, the only GTPase inhibitor that was known at the time. In 2003, the biologist and her team discovered that … inactive (OFF) to the active (ON) state , and shortly afterwards the first structure of a GTPase-activating protein. …
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… work at the Institute of Physical Chemistry (ICP). "I was already studying biological phenomena at the molecular … at the University of California, Riverside (USA), she was hired in 2003 as a lecturer at Université Paris-Sud (now … working conditions directly, and within a reasonable time frame." This involvement reflects her taste for …
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… specific phenomena and eventually lead to public health or waste management issues. Although relatively weak, the … radiation is in fact sufficient to penetrate one to two centimetres into living tissue. Radon ( 222 Rn), produced by … the system proposed by the LCIM team is small, easily transportable and guarantees on-site measurements in less than 20 …
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… into Latin between 1258 and 1266. Maaike van der Lugt was particularly interested in how this knowledge, ranging … initially intended for an intellectual and academic elite, was transformed and disseminated in more accessible forms, … historiques. (Heredity between the Middle Ages and modern times. Historical perspectives.) "I studied the concept of …
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… de Versailles - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. In 2008, she was accepted into a professional Master's programme and … "I didn't touch a single lab bench for three years!" She was aiming to model the olfactory process, from the capture … a sequence revealing the protein's dynamic life on a time scale down to the microsecond (µs or 10 -9 s). "This …
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… soil bacteria to degrade pollutants of human origin." It was also during this time that she met her future husband, a Frenchman, and made … working on viruses that infect archaea. "Having always worked on bacteria up until then, I began to take an … soil bacteria to degrade pollutants of human origin." It was also during this time that she met her future husband, a …
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… reductive groups. He won the 2023 Jacques Herbrand Prize, awarded by the French Academy of Sciences for solving the … from his years at secondary school in Lithuania. "At the time, I was lucky enough to take part in the International … reductive groups. He won the 2023 Jacques Herbrand Prize, awarded by the French Academy of Sciences for solving the …
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… in the event of impact, including containers for nuclear waste storage, stratospheric balloons in aeronautics, drones … converted back into metal powder, in the case of nuclear waste, the structures are contaminated, requiring them to be … in fuel cells. Expanding into new markets At the same time, AM3L is exploring porous tooling. "Our idea is to …
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… to understand how labour is divided among social insects. Awarded an ERC Starting Grant in 2024, Julie Carcaud is … Ecology Laboratory (EGCE - Univ. Paris-Saclay/CNRS/IRD) . Awarded an ERC Starting Grant for her Olfatask project in … genetically modified bees, the neurons light up in real time. Using a suitable microscope, Julie Carcaud can then …
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… Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). It was founded in 2023 by Benoît Larrat, then a researcher in … represent one of the greatest medical challenges of our time. They all face the same limitation: 98% of known … Larrat, then a post-doctoral fellow in the BAOBAB unit, was exploring the use of MRI-guided ultrasound for brain …
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… the face of climate change, species react in one of three ways: through local adaptation, changes in phenology (the … Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in 2023. She was interviewed by a French … and the setting of conservation targets. At the same time, Céline Bellard is working with the MNHN and the French …
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… the entrance exam reserved for foreign students. She was particularly interested in applied mathematics and … Her PhD thesis focused on "the stabilisation of discrete-time quantum systems and the stability of continuous-time quantum filters" and was the result of her meeting with researchers Mazyar …
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