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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 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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Raccoon dog © Adobe Stock
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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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Respiratory allergies: newly discovered molecule plays a major role in triggering inflammation

  Inflammation plays a major role in allergic diseases, affecting at least 17 million people in France, including 4…

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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 11 to 17 March…

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©Annapaola Angrisani, Institut Curie, CNRS UMR 144 / Sorbonne Université
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The centromere: a crucial point of vulnerability during cell division

Centromeres are specific regions on each chromosome essential for faithful cell division. A team at the Institut Curie and the CNRS led by Dr Daniele…

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