Newsletter May 2021

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Is ventilation the ultimate weapon against Covid-19? 05.10.2021 Physics A group of researchers is set to promote the use of CO2 detectors in classrooms, cafeterias, offices, factories and other enclosed spaces. Their goal is to improve indoor ventilation to help curb the spread of coronavirus. Read the article Can humans withstand long spaceflights? 05.11.2021 physiology Space travel, an old human dream, is still no pleasure cruise. It involves major physiological and psychological challenges that researchers are working hard to take up. Read the article Also this month Modern-day slavery is the exploitation of vulnerability 05.18.2021 Sociology While 10 May marks the commemoration of France’s abolition of slavery in 1848, more than 170 years on, this tragic phenomenon remains a reality. The number of victims worldwide, in the form of forced labour, forced criminality or sexual exploitation, is thought to exceed 40 million. In France,... Read the article Chemists in the GAVO project set out to tackle viruses 05.25.2021 Chemistry Because viruses can only replicate their genetic material by hijacking cell machinery, focusing on this crucial step may halt the infection. Scientists are collaborating within the GAVO project to synthesise molecules that could block the replication of RNA viruses such as Covid-19. Read the article Bioinformatics, a key ally in the fight against Covid-19 05.25.2021 Bioinformatics Bioinformatics—a relatively new scientific discipline—uses models and algorithms to analyse the avalanche of data produced by biologists. It has played a crucial role in deciphering the origin and functioning of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus Read the article Rock art and bats don’t mix 05.24.2021 Archaeology Did the former presence of huge bat colonies in the caves of southern France have an impact on palaeolithic rock art? This is the hypothesis put forward by the geoarchaeologist Laurent Bruxelles, who highlights the spectacular alterations made by these animals to the appearance of cavities. Read the article The end of the death penalty marked a sharp turn in French history 05.20.2021 History An emblematic figure in the fight against the death penalty in France, Robert Badinter died on 9 February 2024. CNRS News looks back at a long and turbulent struggle that fuelled the political and public debate for centuries. Read the article Targeted political advertising raises a number of issues 05.25.2021 Computer science What can we do when a technology created to promote commercial products is used to influence people's political opinions? Read the opinion

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21.05.2021 Institute of Mathematics for Planet Earth is founded 6.05.2021 At France Pavilion of Dubai World Expo, CNRS to offer immersion into Antarctic environment and science 20.05.2021 A plant-fungi partnership at the origin of terrestrial vegetation 18.05.2021 Colonisation of the Antilles by South American fauna: giant sunken islands as a passageway? 6.05.2021 In the Alps, climate change affects biodiversity 5.05.2021 Africa’s oldest human burial site uncovered

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