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Eric Karsenti, Explorer of the Living World

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Eric Karsenti, Explorer of the Living World

12.14.2015, by

Louise Mussat [6] and Anne-Sophie Boutaud [7]

Eric Karsenti was awarded the 2015 CNRS Gold Medal, France's highest scientific distinction. Discover the interactive profile of this biologist, a pioneer in cell cycle regulation research and the instigator of the Tara Oceans expedition.

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Eric Karsenti [8] CNRS Gold Medal [9] Tara Oceans [10] Plankton [11] Cells [12] Cell division [13]

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