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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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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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Tuberculosis: Commandeering a bacterial “suicide” mechanism
The bacteria responsible for tuberculosis can be killed by a toxin they produce unless it is neutralized by an antidote protein. The European team of…
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Discovery of the oldest evidence of mobility on Earth
An international and multi-disciplinary team coordinated by Abderrazak El Albani at the Institut de chimie des milieux et matériaux de Poitiers (CNRS…
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How manganese produces a parkinsonian syndrome
Using X-ray fluorescence at synchrotrons DESY and ESRF, researchers in the Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan (CNRS/Université de…
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The “sleeping” brain remains attentive to its environment
By exposing sleepers to complex sounds, researchers from the CNRS and ENS Paris Laboratoire de sciences cognitives et psycholinguistique (CNRS/ENS…
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Vascular development: finding the right itinerary
Researchers at the CNRS, Université Paris Diderot and Université Paris Descartes have demonstrated how the growth of veins and arteries unfolds in…
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