Science Bar "Pesticides: bees are losing their minds, and what about us?"

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  • Dates : January 25, 2018
  • Timetable: 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Thursday, January 25, 2018 from 8:30 to 10 p.m.
Brasserie le Dôme - Montpellier
Free admission (subject to availability)

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

Bees go crazy

Several scientific studies have demonstrated that the pesticides commonly used in agriculture attack bees' nervous systems, disorienting them and affecting their learning and memorization abilities. Finally, the use of pesticides leads to a decline in pollinator populations.

Man is not spared

Pesticides may not be visible to the naked eye, but they are part of our daily lives. We now know that sources of exposure include food, drinking water, indoor and outdoor air, soil, dust... So, even at low doses, humans are not spared from their toxicity, and children, exposed in utero or at a very young age, could also suffer long-term consequences.
This first Science Bar of the season will be hosted by :

  • Pierre Charnet, CNRS research director at the Institut des biomolécules Max Mousseron (pharmacochemistry of synaptic transmission team) - CNRS - Université de Montpellier ;
  • Véronique Perrier, CNRS Research Fellow at the MMDN Laboratory in Montpellier (Molecular Mechanisms in Neurodegenerative Dementia) - 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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