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Extérieur jour, ciel bleu sans nuages, soleil visible en évidence en arrière plan, immeuble vus en contre-plongée au milieu, arbres partiellement visibles au premier plan
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The combined use of insect repellent and sunscreen reportedly reduces UV protection

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In the complexities of the brain

CNRS is organising conferences, workshops and film-discussions about the brain throughout France during the Brain Awareness Week from 10 to 16 March…

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Influenza virus genome: finally discovered in its coat

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Cortical organoid at the 8-week stage.© Alexandre Baffet, Institut Curie
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France 2030: the CNRS and Inserm have launched a programme to understand how cells choose their fate and sometimes go awry

A human organism consists of more than 35 000 billion cells, all of which come from a single initial cell. This cell multiplies, with each of its…

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Spearheading the field of epigenetics, Edith Heard is internationally renowned for her pioneering work on the inactivation of the X chromosome. © Frédérique PLAS / CNRS Images
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Biologist Edith Heard awarded the 2024 CNRS Gold Medal

Created in 1954, the CNRS Gold Medal is awarded to scientists who have made an outstanding contribution to the dynamism and influence of French…

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COVID-19: animal species identified as potential sources of the pandemic

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Covid-19 and hepatitis C: a key discovery for effective drug treatments

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Discovery of a new defence mechanism in bacteria

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Visualisation of a brain with an amyloid-β filament. In blue, the position of the Icelandic mutation protecting against Alzheimer’s disease. © : Luc Bousset, Marc Dhenain
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A “pseudo-prion” molecule protects the brain from Alzheimer’s disease in mice

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Example of a tumour obtained by reducing the expression levels of a Polycomb protein© Giacomo Cavalli
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Discovering cancers of epigenetic origin without DNA mutation

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