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Epigenetics in the genes
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12.11.2024 |
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At a ceremony held in Paris recenlty, the biologist Edith Heard was handed the CNRS Gold Medal, one of the most prestigious French scientific distinctions, for her outstanding research on epigenetics and X-chromosome inactivation.
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Notre Dame: restoring eternity
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11.25.2024 |
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Heritage
In the aftermath of the fire, the French Ministry of Culture and the CNRS implemented a vast scientific effort to support the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. One of the projects was creating a virtual twin of the monument. A discussion with Livio De Luca, the coordinator of the digital working group.
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James Webb illuminates the grey areas of astrophysics
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12.04.2024 |
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astrophysics
A genuine technological gem, the James Webb Space Telescope has been exploring the smallest nooks of the Universe over the last two years. From the birth of planets and the first galaxies to the atmospheric composition of exoplanets, the space observatory’s initial discoveries have been scientifically exceptional.
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Nations in the line of sight of international law
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09.06.2024 |
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Law As the International Criminal Court considers a request to issue an arrest warrant against Israel’s prime minister and three Hamas officials for crimes against humanity, Raphaëlle Nollez-Goldbach, a specialist in the subject, looks back on the very young history of international law. |
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Alexandre Grothendieck, a committed genius
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11.29.2024 |
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Mathematics Alexandre Grothendieck, who is considered one of the founders of modern algebraic geometry, left a considerable mark on mathematics through his genius and his reflections on his time. Ten years after his death, the mathematician Leila Schneps revisits his legacy. |
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Planet 9, do you copy?
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08.30.2024 |
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Astronomy For nearly ten years, astronomers have been trying to demonstrate the existence of a massive object thought to be orbiting in the outer reaches of the Solar System. Although the hypothesis is widely debated, a recent study claims that the absence of such a body is statistically impossible. |
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When the Mediterranean was empty
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12.06.2024 |
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Geology Over 5 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea dried up, giving way to a salt flat stretching as far as the eye could see. A look back at the Mediterranean basin’s last great hydrological crisis.
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Mosquitoes and their costly sting
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12.02.2024 |
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Biology While very useful in ecosystems, mosquitoes tend to ruin the lives of humans. A CNRS team has even recently calculated how much these dipterans cost society, primarily due to the diseases they transmit. |
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Infrasound, sound waves that nothing can stop
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10.18.2024 |
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investigation What do a wind turbine, an ocean swell, and a volcanic eruption have in common? All three emit infrasound, or sound whose frequency is below 20 hertz. These sound waves, which are wrongly considered to be inaudible, can travel around the Earth multiple times, and are of interest to both physicists... |
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A nose for smell disorders
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09.03.2024 |
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Neuroscience By depriving them more or less temporarily of their sense of smell, the Covid-19 pandemic made thousands of people abruptly realise the importance of their olfactory system. Research is now trying to decipher the causes of anosmia and to improve its treatment. |
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Was Toumaï a biped?
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10.11.2024 |
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Paleoanthropology The fossils of this primate, which were discovered in the early 2000s and date back 7 million years, remain the subject of intense debate, notably as to whether they should be considered part of the human lineage. |
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