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Overcoming therapeutic resistance in cancer

… Overcoming therapeutic resistance in cancer Research Targeted therapies, which first appeared during the start of the … and how to overcome them is the work of Luc Friboulet, a researcher at the Molecular Predictors and New Targets in Oncology Laboratory (PMNCO - Université Paris-Saclay, …

Published on: Fri 04/06/2021 - 17:57

Pierre Gilles Lemarié-Rieusset: From wavelets to Navier-Stokes

… Pierre Gilles Lemarié-Rieusset: From wavelets to Navier-Stokes Pierre Gilles Lemarié-Rieusset: From wavelets to Navier-Stokes Researcher portraits …

Published on: Fri 03/06/2022 - 16:33

Dimitri Houtcieff: a specialist in contract law with multiple implications

… his favourite way of passing on his knowledge. After completing a Master’s in Business Law at Université Paris-Sud … be relied upon in the context of contractual relations, whether civil or commercial.” According to the principle of an … estoppel, a contractor may not contradict himself to the detriment of another. In 2001, Dimitri Houtcieff became an …

Published on: Fri 16/09/2022 - 14:30

Gravitational waves: listening to the vibrations of the universe

… seen thanks to very high-tech instruments called interferometers. What interest do these waves have for scientists and … generating gravitational waves. However, space-time is something very rigid and only small disturbances result from … order of 10 -18 m, or one billionth of a billionth of a metre). In the 1970s, the American physicist, Rainer Weiss …

Published on: Thu 20/10/2022 - 15:18

Claire de March: the discovery of the experimental structure of an olfactory receptor

… High School in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. With her sights set on ISIPCA, a prestigious school specialising in … accepted into a professional Master's programme and completed a work-study programme with the Bel group, working on … Master's degree in molecular chemistry at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (now Sorbonne University) in 2011. During …

Published on: Fri 15/03/2024 - 17:11

Olfatask: the role of olfaction in bees, queens of social organisation

… bees, scientists identified the first clue: a correlation between the role of bees in a hive and their age. The … guarding the hive and fighting predators such as hornets, then foraging at the end of the bee's life. However, in … the neuronal pathways used by bees to process information between different castes. "Among eusocial species, the …

Published on: Wed 29/01/2025 - 17:16

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 discovery of past life on Mars? Curiosity detects new organic molecules: a step closer to the discovery … organic molecules on Mars. While scientists are not yet able to determine whether these molecules are of chemical …

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

Developing new antibiotics using gut microbiota

… against antibiotic resistance, is one of Olivier Berteau’s pet subjects at the Institute for Food Microbiology for Human … compounds. Olivier Berteau and his Chemistry and synthetic biology (ChemSyBio) team at the Micalis Institute have … antibiotic resistance is linked to the acquisition of genetic material by ‘conjugation’, i.e. the exchange of …

Published on: Tue 13/07/2021 - 13:31

Loïc Bertrand: Revealing previously unseen heritage knowledge through micro-imaging

… using micro-imaging and reveals the previously unseen secrets of certain heritage objects. Loïc Bertrand studied … condensed-matter chemistry at the ‘École polytechnique’ between 1994 and 1997. He also attended optional courses in … at the ‘École Mines ParisTech’ for two years. He completed a Master’s Advanced Studies Diploma (DEA) in materials …

Published on: Fri 22/10/2021 - 09:25

Going back in time in the volcanic Comoros archipelago

… a volcano in the past, to know its phases of activity, to better understand how it functioned and to eventually better understand its reactivations.” Dating is based on … This is rarely the case for volcanic rocks. “It’s a method of choice for charred wood deposits in some explosive …

Published on: Thu 04/11/2021 - 12:48

Stéphanie Baumberger: Developing products from agricultural activity

… activity. Following a 2-year preparatory course for the competitive exam in biology and after training as an engineer in … she became interested in the benefits of creating links between research and teaching, so she applied for and … into high value-added bioproducts for the plastics, cosmetics and chemical industries. “While my team's work was …

Published on: Fri 28/01/2022 - 10:34

Environment, animals, humans: The one health approach

… our environment is full of dangers for human beings means rethinking medicine through the "one health" approach, which … the researcher is now focusing his research on the neurosciences. His team processes large datasets using predictive … the researcher is now focusing his research on the neurosciences. His team processes large datasets using predictive …

Published on: Fri 15/12/2023 - 17:17