Science at UM [S01-ep20]: From the natural immunity of plants to X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
Published on: May 9 , 2022
This week, Thomas Kroj, a biologist at PHIM, details his study on the stimulation of...
What if the Y chromosome hadn't evolved as expected?
Published on: April 24 , 2022
It is one of the most well-known facts in genetics: women are XX and men are XY.
Science at UM [S01-ep14]: From the Hearo robot to the MedXCell company
Published on: March 15 , 2022
This week, Frédéric Venail, medical director at Gui de Chauliac University Hospital, opens the doors to...
How the Omicron BA.2 variant pushed the initial limits of Covid-19
Published on: March 14 , 2022
Although the Covid epidemic has taken a back seat in the news, it is not over yet...
Debate: The "Grande Sécu" (social security system), myth or reality?
Published on: March 1 , 2022
Last November, Olivier Véran, Minister of Health, commissioned the High Council for...
[LUM#15] Revisiting 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 has been...
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] Towards food democracy
Published on: January 31 , 2022
Restoring confidence in local food to limit the ravages of junk food. These are...
[LUM#15] Water, a challenge for cities
Published on: January 12 , 2022
Good quality water in sufficient quantities is not a given. It is 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...
Chemsex: the dangerous combination of sex and amphetamines
Published on: January 3 , 2022
The phenomenon first appeared in the United States and in certain large European cities, at the beginning...
How synthetic amphetamines became popular
Published on: January 3 , 2022
In an interview published on April 18, 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron...
Omicron, Delta, Alpha… Understanding the dance of variants
Published on: December 13 , 2021
Discovered on November 25 and declared "of concern" by the WHO the following day, the...
[LUM#15] “We need to rethink food systems as a whole.”
Published on: December 1 , 2021
Climate change, political instability, and population growth... In Africa...
“If the epidemic continues at this rate, stronger measures will be needed to avoid pressure on hospitals.”
Published on: November 29 , 2021
While the Omicron variant and its multiple mutations are the focus of attention,...