
[LUM#15] One Health
Published on: February 8 , 2022
For the past fifteen years or so, the One Health approach—meaning “one health”—has…

UM atUM [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…

Tardigrades in the Quantum Realm?
Published on: February 1 , 2022
Biology—including “molecular” biology—has traditionally been the exclusive domain of the well-off…

Portrait(s) of France(s): Digital Technology—What Are the Challenges for Society?
Published on: February 1 , 2022
In the “metaverse,” that fictional virtual universe that seems to fascinate Mark Zuckerberg,…

[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…

UM atUM [S01-ep09]: From Oyster Vaccination to the Abiophen Greenhouse
Published on: January 27 , 2022
This week, Caroline Montagnani, a researcher at Ifremer and director of the IHPE unit,…

Mnemonics: When Memory Involves Prion Proteins
Published on: January 27 , 2022
Just as we are able to memorize information, organisms…

Tawana Kupe: Charisma in the Service of African Higher Education

[LUM#15] At the Roots of the Forest
Published on: January 18 , 2022
Gaining a better understanding of the evolutionary history of the Annonaceae and tropical rainforests means…

[LUM#15] Water: A Challenge for Cities
Published on: January 12 , 2022
Good-quality water in sufficient quantities isn't a given. It's actually a…

[Takeoff #1] Being a winner of a European call for proposals
Published on: January 10 , 2022
Valérie Guillard, a researcher at the IATE laboratory, is the coordinator of the Glopack research project…

A university “that supports research careers”
Published on: January 8 , 2022
The University of Montpellier has had its European HR certification renewed for three years…

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 appeared in the United States and in some major European cities, at the beginning…

How Synthetic Amphetamines Gained Popularity
Published on: January 3 , 2022
In an interview published on April 18, 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron…

UM atUM [S01-ep08]: From Zebrafish Regeneration to the Year-End Best-of
Published on: January 3 , 2022
This week, Farida Djouad, a research director at Inserm, talks to us about the amazing…