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© Nicolas Gasco
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Life
Environment

Family crucial to orca survival

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The enteric nervous system in a 16-day old chicken embryo, the point at which it begins to control muscular contractions in the gut. This neural network is located in between circular and longitudinal muscle layers and controls them. Nicolas Chevalier et al.
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Life

Embryogenesis reveals the role of the “second brain” in digestion

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© François Aurat / Fondation Tara Océan
Press
Life
Environment

The Arctic Ocean, cradle of viral biodiversity

New results, mainly from data from the Tara Oceans expedition (2009-2013), provide the most comprehensive catalog to date of viruses found in all the…

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© David Villa / CNRS Photothèque
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Life

Slime mould absorbs substances to memorise them

In 2016, CNRS scientists demonstrated that the slime mould Physarum polycephalum, a single-cell organism without a nervous system, could learn to no…

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(CC) Molinie et al./Cell Res/DOI: 10.1038/s41422-019-0160-9
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Life
Health

Cancer: central role of cell ‘skeleton’ discovered

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(cc) Karoliset al./Nature Communications
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Life

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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© Shanti Souriant & Renaud Poincloux, IPBS, CNRS/Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier
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Life
Health

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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© Marie DELATTRE/LBMC/CNRS Photo library
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Life

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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© Thierry Chaminade, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (CNRS / AMU)
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Life
Digital

Speaking with a robot is not as pleasant as talking to a human

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Life
Corporate

Brain Awareness Week 2019 : meet CNRS all over France

For the 21st consecutive year, CNRS teams are investing in the French Brain Awareness Week through conferences, workshops, laboratory visits and even…

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