# Science Fun: From Endocrine Disruptors to Sequencing
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. This week, William Bourguet from the Structural Biology Center talks to us about his study on the "cocktail effect" of endocrine disruptors. In the second part of the program, Eric Desmarais gives you a tour of the GenSeq genotyping and sequencing platform.
How about a quick dip today? Bisphenol A, parabens, phthalates, alkylphenols—every day, our bodies take in their dose of endocrine disruptors. They're in the water, in the air, in your clothes, your cosmetics, your detergents, plastic, pesticides, of course, but also paint and receipts. Until 2010, they were even in your children's baby bottles. In short, they are everywhere, and for the moment, it is difficult to count on lawmakers to protect us from them. Worse still, researchers are now demonstrating that these substances could have even more harmful effects when combined, in what is known as the cocktail effect. Our guest today, William Bourguet, is a researcher at the Center for Structural Biology. Together with his colleague Patrick Balaguer, he has authored a study on the subject published in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).
In the second part of the program, the Machine Room section takes us to the GenSeq genotyping and sequencing platform. Eric Desmarais is our guide.
At the end of the program, Amrin will join us for a segment dedicated to the start-up DiappyMed, which is developing an innovation for people with diabetes who are still active athletes.
Science is fun, you've got the ticket, let's go!
Co-production: University of Montpellier / Divergence-fm
Host: Lucie Lecherbonnier
Interview: Lucie Lecherbonnier/ Aline Périault
Reporting: Aline Périault
Editing: Lucie Lecherbonnier
Production: Bruno Bertrand
Listen to the program “A LUM LA SCIENCE” on Divergence FM 93.9
