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Origin of domestic horses finally established

The modern horse was domesticated around 2200 years BCE in the northern Caucasus. In the centuries that followed it…

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Glaciologists on Astrolabe Glacier.© Thibaut Vergoz / IPEV / LGGE / CNRS Photo Library
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CNRS showcases Antarctica in France Pavilion at Dubai World Expo

From 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, the CNRS will be in attendance at the Dubai World Expo’s France Pavilion. There it will be presenting …

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Breast cancers: ruptures in cell nuclei promotes tumor invasion

  Cell nuclei protect the DNA. Nuclei can rupture when cells are deformed, causing DNA damage.   …

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Neandertal and Denisovan blood groups deciphered

The blood groups of three Neandertal females and one Denisovan female have been determined by a Marseille-based…

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Where does the shape of the Romanesco cauliflower come from?

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Decline of dinosaurs under way long before asteroid fell

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Orphaned chimpanzees do not suffer from chronic stress

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ALPALGA: the search for mountain snow microalgae

  High elevation snow is home to previously unknown species of microalgae. Scientists have created…

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A plant-fungi partnership at the origin of terrestrial vegetation

  Plants that exist on land today have genes that allow them to exchange lipids with beneficial fungi …

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A protein with a dual role: both repair and mutation

The Mfd protein repairs bacterial DNA, but can also, to scientists’ surprise, promote mutation. Bacterial mutations can lead to antibiotic…

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