Science Bar “Pesticides: Bees are losing their minds, but is everything okay here?”

Thursday, January 25, 2018, from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Le Dôme Brewery – Montpellier
Free admission (subject to availability)

It is now clear that the widespread use of plant protection products has a serious impact on the environment. And the more scientific research advances, the less possible it becomes to dispute the harmful effects of pesticides on biodiversity, given their widespread use in both agricultural and urban areas.

Bees are losing their minds

Several scientific studies have shown that pesticides commonly used in agriculture attack the nervous system of bees, disorient them, and affect their learning and memory abilities. Finally, the use of pesticides leads to a decline in pollinator populations.

Man is not spared

Pesticides are invisible to the naked eye, but they are part of our everyday lives. We now know that sources of exposure can be found in food, drinking water, indoor and outdoor air, soil, dust, etc. Even in small doses, humans are not immune to their toxicity, and children exposedin uteroor at a very young age may also suffer long-term consequences.
This first Science Bar of the season will be hosted by:

• Pierre Charnet, CNRS Research Director at the Max Mousseron Biomolecules Institute (synaptic transmission pharmacochemistry team) – CNRS – University of Montpellier;
• Véronique Perrier, CNRS research fellow at the MMDN Laboratory in Montpellier (Molecular Mechanisms in Neurodegenerative Dementias) – CNRS – INSERM – University of Montpellier;
• Charles Sultan, professor of pediatric endocrinology at Montpellier University Hospital, member of the environmental health group.

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