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Jean-Charles Soria: Fighting cancer on all fronts

… Jean-Charles Soria. “Today, we know that it represents a plethora of sub-fragments corresponding to a good 15 diseases, … Jean-Charles Soria's research has highlighted the link between a certain number of cancers and the presence of very … of cancer for which effective oral treatments now exist, sometimes allowing metastatic cancer patients to survive for …

Published on: Fri 13/11/2020 - 10:26

Hadi Quesneville: The hidden side of the genome

… in his research.  It all started with a lesson on genetics at school. “I had a sudden revelation and I said to myself that I wanted to do genetics. Everything suddenly became crystal clear,” says Hadi … then went on to try and model and simulate the genetics of transposable elements. This would be the subject of …

Published on: Fri 18/12/2020 - 17:37

The Qiulai qin’s hidden song is finally revealed: when science makes music

… ,  about this instrument with a mysterious history and secrets to be revealed. What is it made up of? How old is it? … acoustic collection at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (Cnam) , its provenance has not yet been determined with certainty, raising the question of …

Published on: Thu 25/11/2021 - 08:37

2nd edition of the Paris-Saclay Summit – Choose Science

… edition and aims to showcase the role science plays in society. The event will take place from 12 to 13 February 2025 … transport, space exploration, food, environmental transitions… Organised by the Paris-Saclay conurbation … transport, space exploration, food, environmental transitions… Organised by the Paris-Saclay conurbation …

Published on: Tue 14/01/2025 - 08:00

Concours de Talents : Paris-Saclay's Got Talent Edition 2023

… mystérieux, rejoignez-nous ! A la pause, profitez d'un buffet organisé par des associations étudiantes de l'Université … avec des lots de plusieurs centaines d'euros à gagner ! Retrouvez-nous le 17 novembre 2023 à la scène de recherche de … ENS Paris-Saclay : La scène de recherche Ville Gif-sur-Yvette Code postal 91190 Département Essonne Région …

Published on: Fri 22/09/2023 - 14:07

Muscle physiology: How it works, therapies and other mysteries

… . Numbering 639 in the entire human body, skeletal muscles are organs whose primary function is to contract. Made up of muscle fibres grouped together in fasciculi, muscles enable the human body to move or … of muscle fibres by motor neurons, at the interface between the muscle and the nervous system. This excitation …

Published on: Tue 16/07/2024 - 14:32

An amazing protein that regulates the mobility of bacteria

… their movements. However, these bacteria in motion sometimes have to change direction. Jacqueline Cherfils and her … direction in a coordinated manner. Two proteins mainly determine the direction of movement of this bacteria: MglA … which means that a messenger carries this information between the two proteins. Until now, the identity of this …

Published on: Thu 06/02/2020 - 15:55

The green pea genome: when the assembled sequence sheds light on the evolution of the species

… of this leguminous plant. In 1866, Pisum sativum L., better known as “green pea”, became the favourite subject of study of the founding father of genetics, Gregor Mendel. The monk and botanist from Silesia … (part of the current Czech Republic) crossbred various varieties, in order to compare the evolution of green pea …

Published on: Sun 24/11/2019 - 12:45

Viruses: potential genetic vectors for transfer between species

… Viruses: potential genetic vectors for transfer between species Viruses: potential genetic vectors for transfer between species Research “Jumping …

Published on: Mon 14/12/2020 - 10:30

Claude Noguès - surface chemistry for health

… carried out her research at the Laboratoire de biologie et pharmacologie appliquée - LBPA (Laboratory of Applied … studies to broaden her skills. These took place between 2001 and 2007 at the Institut Weizmann des Sciences … researcher. In 2008, she joined the Laboratoire de biologie et pharmacologie appliquée (LBPA – Université Paris-Saclay, …

Published on: Fri 09/04/2021 - 12:17

Johanne Cohen and Sophie Rosset: the new directors of the LISN

… Johanne Cohen and Sophie Rosset: the new directors of the LISN Johanne Cohen and Sophie Rosset: the new directors of the LISN Researcher portraits Research The careers of Sophie Rosset, a researcher in the field of dialogue and dialogue …

Published on: Thu 29/04/2021 - 10:13

Emmanuelle Deleporte: The photovoltaic revolution

… and carries out her research at the Lumière, matière et interfaces laboratory (Light, matter and interfaces, … studied the confinement effects in inorganic semiconductor heterostructures, i.e. quantum wells or quantum dots, and more precisely excitonic effects, i.e. interactions between electrons and holes (the absence of an electron) and …

Published on: Fri 21/05/2021 - 15:13