# Science Fun: From Champagne vineyards to arthropods
Welcome to the program co-produced by the University of Montpellier and Divergence-FM, which takes you on a cruise through the laboratories of the Muse archipelago. Today we welcome Vincent Bonhomme, a researcher atthe Institute of Evolutionary Sciences in Montpellier, who recounts the history of Champagne vineyards for us. In the second part of the program, Philippe Boussès will open the doors to a very special collection of arthropods...
As you do every week, come aboard our science cruise and forget everything: winter, curfew, the Brazilian variant of the virus, or whatever else... Enough is enough! Speaking of enough, pour yourself a glass, because today on Science is Fun, it's Champagne!
A study published in the journal Scientific Report on January 27 sheds light for the first time on the history of champagne vineyards.
Our guest today is Vincent Bonhomme, co-lead author of the study. He is a researcher atthe Institute of Evolutionary Sciences in Montpellier (ISEM) and a specialist in vineyards and wine from the Neolithic period to the Middle Ages.
In the second part of the program, we take you to the Research and Development Institute (IRD), specifically to the Mivegec laboratory (Infectious Diseases and Vectors: Ecology, Genetics, Evolution, and Control), to discover the largest collection of medically relevant arthropods in Europe, with specimens from 97 countries. Welcome to the Arim collection, where Philippe Boussès will introduce you to these little creatures.
© IRD – Carole Filiu-Mouhali
Science is fun, you've got the ticket, let's go!
Co-production: University of Montpellier and Divergence-fm
Host: Lucie Lecherbonnier
Interview: Aline Périault and Lucie Lecherbonnier
Reporting: Aline Périault and Lucie Lecherbonnier
Editing: Lucie Lecherbonnier
Technical support: Adeline Flo’ch
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