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It is not necessary to understand a technology in order to improve it!
Are the technologies produced by human civilisations the result of our intellectual abilities or our capacity for imitation? According to an…
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ERC grants: over 500 CNRS projects selected for funding!
On Thursday 28 March 2019, the European Research Council (ERC) awarded Advanced Grants to 222 researchers to finance exploratory research projects…
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The first complete mapping of cerebral functional lateralisation
Some cerebral processes preferably occur in the brain’s right or left hemisphere. But which functions and which side? A Franco-Italian research team…
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French scientists offer strong contribution to coordinated international effort to better understand the climate system through computer simulations
Climate scientists employed at Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL), Centre national de recherches météorologiques (CNRM, Météo-France/CNRS) and at …
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HIV/tuberculosis co-infection: tunnelling towards better diagnosis
1.2 million people in the world are co-infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria which causes tuberculosis, and AIDS (HIV-1). This…
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A dietary change may have given rise to the “f” and “v” sounds
Some consonants like “f” and “v” are recent additions to languages, according to an international team led by the University of Zurich and including…
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In this nematode species, males are needed for reproduction, but not because of their genes
In the Mesorhabditis belari roundworm, the sole purpose of males is to help females produce clones of themselves. This unique form of reproduction…
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Jean-Luc Moullet named CNRS Chief Technology Transfer Officer
Jean-Luc Moullet has been appointed CNRS Chief Technology Transfer Officer by CNRS President and CEO Antoine Petit, effective 18 March 2019. Moullet…
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