[LUM#16] Detox Champions
Published on: May 24 , 2022
Every day, they drink water heavily contaminated with arsenic. And yet these residents…
Science at UM [S01-ep20]: From Natural Plant Immunity to X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Published on: May 9 , 2022
This week, Thomas Kroj, a biologist at PHIM, discusses his study on the stimulation of…
What if the Y chromosome hadn't evolved as expected?
Published on: April 24 , 2022
This is one of the best-known facts in genetics: women are XX and men are XY.…
Science at UM [S01-ep14]: From the Hearo robot to MedXCell
Published on: March 15 , 2022
This week, Frédéric Venail, medical director at Gui de Chauliac University Hospital, gives us a glimpse into…
How the Omicron BA.2 variant has pushed the initial boundaries of COVID-19
Published on: March 14 , 2022
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a back seat in the news, it is far from over…
Debate: Is the "Grande Sécu" a myth or reality?
Published on: March 1 , 2022
Last November, Health Minister Olivier Véran commissioned the High Council for…
[LUM#15] Rethinking Intensification Models in Africa
Published on: February 21 , 2022
Producing more to feed a rapidly growing population is the challenge that must be met…
[LUM#15] One Health
Published on: February 8 , 2022
For the past fifteen years or so, the One Health approach—meaning “one health”—has…
Science at UM [S01-ep10]: From Circulating Tumor Cells to Robots Inspired by Climbing Plants
Published on: February 7 , 2022
This week, Catherine Alix Panabières, head of the Rare Circulating Cells Laboratory…
[LUM#15] Toward a Food Democracy
Published on: January 31 , 2022
Restoring confidence in local food to limit the harmful effects of junk food. These are…
[LUM#15] Water: A Challenge for Cities
Published on: January 12 , 2022
Good-quality water in sufficient quantities isn't a given. In fact, it's even a…
In Africa, more sequencing is needed to better monitor variants
Published on: January 5 , 2022
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant, first identified in South Africa and in…
“Chemsex”: The Dark Side of the Dangerous Combination of Sex and Amphetamines
Published on: January 3 , 2022
The phenomenon first emerged in the United States and in some major European cities…
How Synthetic Amphetamines Gained Popularity
Published on: January 3 , 2022
In an interview published on April 18, 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron…
Omicron, Delta, Alpha… Understanding the ever-changing landscape of variants
Published on: December 13 , 2021
Discovered on November 25 and designated as a “variant of concern” by the WHO the following day, the…
[LUM#15] “It is the entire food system that needs to be rethought”
Published on: December 1 , 2021
Climate change, political instability, and population growth… In Africa,…