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ICARE: Mapping cells in the lungs targeted by SARS-CoV-2

… the projects selected by the ANR (French National Agency for Research) following their Covid-19 flash appeal. … response. Both innovative and original, they use strategies for keeping transplant lungs alive. By infecting these lungs … imaging analyses of the biopsies of the infected lung, in order to identify cells that are receptive to the virus and …

Published on: Thu 02/07/2020 - 12:40

Apprenticeships, a path to excellence combining training and experience

… accessible as apprenticeships. In compliance with the law for the freedom to choose one’s professional future passed … Liotenberg, Apprenticeship Manager at the “Commission de la formation et de la vie universitaire” (CFVU) (Commission on … what they have been taught to the context of the company in order to better integrate professionally afterwards, and the …

Published on: Thu 04/03/2021 - 10:25

Building the eukaryotic genetic tree

… beings: protists. These unicellular organisms account for nearly 75% of eukaryotic diversity and are a prime subject for genomic studies. Deciphering horizontal transfers in … the diversity of epigenetics on the eukaryotic tree, in order to track their origin and build an evolutionary …

Published on: Mon 13/01/2020 - 13:40

Island-dwelling species threatened by biological invasions: the victims who are singled out

… to biodiversity and are the leading cause of extinction for island-dwelling terrestrial vertebrates. For several decades, research has focused on defining the … studying the characteristics of these island species in order to understand what it is which makes them so …

Published on: Wed 17/11/2021 - 11:37

ERC Starting Grants 2023: four winners from Université Paris-Saclay

… receive a maximum of €1.5 million to finance their projects for a period of five years. Launched in 2007 as part of the … Chloé Girard (CNRS), a researcher at the Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC – Univ. … could also provide tools for manipulating recombination, in order to speed up the introgression of selective traits into …

Published on: Tue 05/09/2023 - 12:28

Mathematics applied to the oceans

… and cause a great deal of material and human damage. In order to predict the risks, Frédéric Dias and his team at … ocean waves in real time. 26 December 2004 is a date forever marked by one of the most devastating events in … when faced with their unpredictability and can compensate for our powerlessness.   Predicting marine submersions …

Published on: Wed 17/02/2021 - 10:09

Antoine Browaeys: The quest for quantum computing using cold atoms

… Antoine Browaeys: The quest for quantum computing using cold atoms Antoine Browaeys: The quest for quantum computing using cold atoms Researcher portraits … beams in opposite directions to the movement of the atom in order to block this movement. “If you ran towards me and I …

Published on: Fri 25/02/2022 - 09:56

Tribute to Matthieu Roy-Barman: using isotope tracers to understand the ocean

… Matthieu Roy-Barman to create this profile a few weeks before his sudden death, on Saturday 19 march, 2022. This … “I prefer to call myself a geochemist,” he explained. And for good reason, as this precise use of terminology when … water masses which he was seeking to better understand. In order to do this, he used samples obtained from an …

Published on: Wed 23/03/2022 - 14:06

The origins of life: investigating exoplanets

… Univ.) . These chemists are reconstructing conditions for the development of life in the laboratory based on … on Earth appeared just over 3.5 billion years ago in the form of aquatic microorganisms. What series of events led to … and her team have turned to the vastness of space in order to look for similarities to early Earth. “We first …

Published on: Tue 20/09/2022 - 16:49

Showers burst from sources - L'Edition 13 (June 2020)

… energy from its origins to its arrival on Earth. In order to better understand it, researchers are following the … into neutrinos (which are difficult to detect) and muons. For a short time, the particles in these showers exceed the … the energy of a cosmic particle at the heart of the shower. For maximum accuracy, we cross-reference our measurements …

Published on: Fri 31/07/2020 - 13:40

A new boom in additive manufacturing

… the first 3D printers. To begin with, these were only used for fun before being applied to rapid prototyping. Whether it is in … is working to improve the control of manufactured parts in order to better qualify the finished parts. “Today, …

Published on: Thu 27/10/2022 - 11:04

Cutting-edge stem cell research

… and induced pluripotent stem cells and their suitability for new disease study models. At the same time, adult … 1998, have raised many hopes of finding treatments. This is for good reason. They are taken from an embryo at an early … three-dimensional epidermis and correct differentiation, disorder in the stacking of keratinocytes appears in places on …

Published on: Thu 25/03/2021 - 14:31