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… surrounding nations, the MedSens project, a collaboration between the Geosciences Paris-Saclay Laboratory (GEOPS - … Food and Environment INRAE, Research Institute for Development IRD) , has embarked on a journey to delve into … and oceans contributes to heat distribution across the planet. Furthermore, cold and saline water masses sink and …
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… of climate change, it is more important than ever to understand and predict their behaviour. To this end, … huge that we could not miss it.” Four conditions must be met for this kind of whirlwind to be created: the plume must … underwater eruption increased the concentration of water vapour in the stratosphere by 13%. It was like diverting the …
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Researcher portraits, Research
… using micro-imaging and reveals the previously unseen secrets of certain heritage objects. Loïc Bertrand studied condensed-matter chemistry at the ‘École polytechnique’ between … the same time, which was jointly accredited by Université Pierre et Marie Curie (which is Sorbonne Université today) …
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… Explorations into the depths of the reproductive system Explorations into the … in the creation of a new individual. Abstruse and sometimes mysterious, it fascinates many scientists at the … of identifying genetic anomalies and then proposing therapies to circumvent them. We are working hard on the genetics …
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… directed since January 2020 . Profile of a researcher who decided very early on to devote all his energy to fighting … 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 …
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… beings gently slip into sleep. Little by little, the outside world fades away, muscles relax, and breathing slows … According to official recommendations, adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep per night. However, the … as other criteria such as daily activity. “ A top-level athlete who trains twenty hours a week needs to sleep at least …
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… A new perspective on the extreme Universe For the past decade or so, multimessenger astrophysics has opened up a … signal of a new kind appeared on the LIGO ( Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ) and Virgo detectors, … Julien Peloton responded with the Fink project. Fink is a piece of software that does more than simply receive data …
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… Zitvogel , clinical oncologist, head of the Immunologie des tumeurs et immunothérapie (Itic - Université Paris-Saclay/Gustave Roussy/Inserm) … , clinical oncologist, head of the Immunologie des tumeurs et immunothérapie (Itic - Université Paris-Saclay/Gustave …
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… Annual day of the Agroecology Network (March 25, 2022) Annual day of the Agroecology Network (March 25, 2022) … Annual day of the Agroecology Network (March 25, 2022) … The Interdisciplinary Network of Researchers in Agroecology organized its annual … other in a loop, in an interactive way. The afternoon was devoted to the positioning of the scientific community in …
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… 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 … their movements. However, these bacteria in motion sometimes have to change direction. Jacqueline Cherfils and her …
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… time the genome sequence of the green pea. This work provides new information on the genomic history 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 …
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… Landslide Tsunamis: from modelling to real-life situations … Research The unstable morphology of many of the planet’s reliefs are cause for massive collapses. When these … CNRS) and the University of California, Santa Barbara, set an experimental modelling system of these phenomena. It …
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