Phylodynamics: a “virus profiler”
Published on: May 11 , 2020
An article in *Le Monde* published on April 22 tells us more about a discipline…
[LUM#12] A Strategist Named Zika
Published on: May 5 , 2020
What do Odysseus and the Zika virus have in common? Cunning! Just like the hero of the Odyssey,…
[LUM#11] Meeting the Challenge of E-Health
Published on: April 13 , 2020
Nearly twenty years after the advent of digital technology in the hospital sector, the results of the…
PhyML, a Montpellier-based software program for tracking the COVID-19 outbreak
Published on: April 10 , 2020
The bioinformatics software PhyML, which has been under development for about fifteen years at the…
[LUM#11] Noise for senescent cells
Published on: April 6 , 2020
Compare senescent cells, which accumulate in our bodies as we age…
[LUM#11] Made in Madagascar
Published on: March 30 , 2020
Auriane, Raphaël, Isabelle, and Sabine, undergraduate students in Ecology and Biology of…
MOOD: A project to improve the detection of emerging diseases
Published on: March 24 , 2020
Coordinated from Montpellier by Renaud Lancelot, a researcher at CIRAD, the MOOD project has been bringing together…
Has the mystery of tardigrades’ extreme resilience finally been solved?
Published on: March 11 , 2020
September 2007. A Russian rocket lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying…
[LUM#11] Exploring the Human Body to Fight Cancer
Published on: February 5 , 2020
A physical activity program, a tailored diet, psychological support, and…
[LUM#11] Viruses That Cause Cancer
Published on: January 20 , 2020
Two million. That’s the number of cancer cases caused each year by…
[LUM#11] A Sterile Mosquito for a Peaceful Island
Published on: January 10 , 2020
“Fighting evil with evil.” That’s the strategy chosen by researchers at…
When a Nobel laureate in chemistry endorses a battery
Published on: January 6 , 2020
While the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the pioneers of the lithium-ion battery, this…
[LUM#10] Cells in Crisis
Published on: January 2 , 2020
Energy efficiency isn't just about our lifestyle; it also determines…
[LUM#11] A new treatment for narcolepsy
Published on: December 30 , 2019
When the inability to stay awake turns into a nightmare! This is the daily reality for nearly…
[LUM#10] Less Salt, More Life
Published on: December 26 , 2019
Less salt for fewer cardiovascular events? That’s what the research suggests…
[LUM#11] At the Heart of a Work of Art
Published on: December 20 , 2019
Humidity, temperature fluctuations, the passage of time… in museums, paintings on…