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Discovery of a ‘winged’ shark in the Cretaceous seas
The fossil of an unusual shark specimen reminiscent of manta rays sheds light on morphological diversity in Cretaceous sharks. This plankton feeder…
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First images of the cosmic web reveal a myriad of unsuspected dwarf galaxies
In the Universe, galaxies are distributed along extremely tenuous filaments of gas millions of light years long separated…
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Charcot-Marie Tooth disease: A 100% French RNA-based therapeutic innovation
• Charcot-Marie Tooth disease causes progressive paralysis of the legs and hands. No treatment is available today.
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COVID-19 screening: a new model for assessing the efficiency of group testing
How best to evaluate the performance of a group testing strategy for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which involves pooling samples from multiple individuals…
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CNRS: a new Director at the Institute of Ecology and Environment
CNRS CEO Antoine Petit has appointed Stéphane Blanc as Director of the Institute of Ecology and Environment, effective 1 March 2021. He will succeed…
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A Franco-Australian laboratory working towards better collaboration between humans and artificial intelligence
• A new laboratory has been created by the CNRS in Australia, in cooperation with three major Australian universities, IMT…
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Mars 2020 mission: Perseverance rover lands successfully carrying French Supercam instrument
Thursday 18 February, the Perseverance rover, carrying a suite of seven instruments including the French SuperCam, a greatly enhanced version of the…
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