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Karine Labadie: The sequencing bug

… Research Karine Labadie is a researcher at the Laboratoire de séquençage (Sequencing laboratory), which is a part of … as they were introduced, as well as to the wide variety of organisations involved in the projects. “The aim is … High Chromosome Contact map (Hi-C). This technology provides access to three-dimensional genome architecture in order …

Published on: Fri 11/12/2020 - 11:36

Understanding cell movement: the secrets of actin networks

… Understanding cell movement: the secrets of actin networks … and accepted by the scientific community for several decades. However, through his work Martin Lenz has uncovered a …

Published on: Wed 30/06/2021 - 08:53

Curiosity detects new organic molecules: a step closer to the discovery of past life on Mars?

… Curiosity detects new organic molecules: a step closer to the … in the absence of a dense atmosphere, would otherwise destroy any organic molecules down to a depth of two metres … owes its success to SAM's versatility. When the module was designed more than 20 years ago, scientists had not …

Published on: Tue 25/03/2025 - 16:56

Pauline Aubert: Chemistry and Microbiology for Public Health

… … Pauline is much more than just a chemist. This PhD student at the chemistry centre for natural substances (ICSN - … CNRS) has chosen a thesis topic on the frontier between chemistry and biology. Her thesis statement explains … they are difficult to produce. I am trying to develop a methodology to simplify their production. I am working on …

Published on: Tue 17/03/2020 - 13:07

SPARK - reducing CO2 emissions and decentralising hydrogen production

… SPARK - reducing CO2 emissions and decentralising hydrogen production SPARK - reducing CO2 … PhD. A former PhD student at the “Énergétique moléculaire et macroscopique, combustion” (Molecular and macroscopic … and decentralising hydrogen The purpose of SPARK is to design a decarbonised and efficient intermediate solution. …

Published on: Wed 09/06/2021 - 08:45

Sophie Kazamias: Compressing the infinitely powerful

… Kazamiasis is a professor at Université Paris-Saclay and deputy director of education for the Graduate School of … This means that we don’t need buildings of hundreds of metres long to house the metal cavities used in current … in a well thought-out, coherent and harmonious way,” concludes the researcher. “Above all, I feel that I must guarantee …

Published on: Thu 31/03/2022 - 17:12

Extreme Blazars: when particle acceleration reaches new heights

… recently conducted the first inventory of the most energetic of them all: extreme blazars. To gain a better understanding of these prodigious particle accelerators. … A specific classification is set in stone. This provides a very good basis for further research on this type of …

Published on: Thu 06/02/2020 - 16:08

Doctoral missions: an opportunity to raise public awareness of science

… have the opportunity to take on additional missions alongside their research, including science outreach, science … of the options available to them. Doctorate Science and society " It's great to have multiple activities because we … aux sciences (MISS), a centre based on the Orsay campus and designed to introduce and raise awareness of science based …

Published on: Tue 17/06/2025 - 14:10

The Nuclear Physics Institute (IPN) listed as an EPS historic site

… Institute (IPN) has received the honour of being included in the European Physical Society (EPS) ’s list of historical sites. Research A ceremony … of welcoming Hélène Joliot-Langevin, the daughter of Irène et Fréderic Joliot-Curie, Joel Pouthas, Physics historian …

Published on: Fri 20/10/2023 - 11:10

Unlocking the potential of blockchain

… in  L'Édition n°16 ) Today, blockchain is being used more widely. This requires lifting a certain number of scientific, … Paris-Saclay are currently working on.  Bitcoin (2008) and Ethereum (2015) are the most well-known, while Zcash (2016), … so that users, particularly those in industry, are able to describe their programme and its normal behaviour,” explains …

Published on: Tue 20/07/2021 - 15:20

When light is brief but intense

… on the phenomena and uses of femtosecond lasers. These devices, with their ultrashort pulses and ever-increasing … units of power reaching a terawatt (TW, 10 12 W) or even a petawatt (PW, 10 15 W).    A high-performance laser … of work started over ten years ago with the company Amplitudes Technologies, as part of the Impulse joint laboratory. …

Published on: Thu 05/08/2021 - 10:00

Genome editing and agroecology: a combination that is proving beneficial

… in  L'Édition n.24 . To cope with both rising food demand and climate change, agriculture needs to make the … favoured in agriculture. The result today is a lack of genetic diversity in agricultural plants for these traits of … and is made up of a series of smaller molecules: nucleotides. Nucleotides are formed from four different bases: …

Published on: Tue 23/07/2024 - 17:25