# Science Is 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 tour of the laboratories at the Muse archipelago. This week, William Bourguet from the Center for Structural Biology talks to us about his study on the “cocktail effect” of endocrine disruptors. In the second part of the show, 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 get 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 in paint and receipts. Until 2010, they were even in your children’s baby bottles. In short, they’re everywhere, and for now, it’s hard to count on lawmakers to protect us from them. Worse still: researchers are now showing that these substances could have even more harmful effects when combined—this 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 authored a study on the subject published in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).
In the second half of the program, the "In the Machine Room" segment takes us to the GenSeq genotyping and sequencing platform. Eric Desmarais is our guide.
At the end of the show, Amrin will join us for a segment dedicated to the startup DiappyMed, which is developing an innovative product for people with diabetes who are still active.
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
Director: Bruno Bertrand
Tune in to the show “A LUM LA SCIENCE” on Divergence FM 93.9
