[LUM#15] Rethinking Intensification Models in Africa
Published on: February 21 , 2022
Producing more to feed a rapidly growing population—that is the challenge we must meet…
[LUM#16] Light on the Water
Published on: February 18 , 2022
The sixteenth issue of your Lum magazine is dedicated to water, that precious shared resource and…
[LUM#15] The Fake News Epidemic
Published on: February 14 , 2022
Social media, blogs, websites… Staying informed about the COVID-19 pandemic has never…
Science at theUM [S01-ep11]: From Populism to Masculinity at the Bar des Sciences
Published on: February 11 , 2022
This week, Alexandre Dézé and Emmanuelle Reungoat, political science researchers at Cepel and…
[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 theUM [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 Implications for Society?
Published on: February 1 , 2022
In the “metaverse,” this 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 damage caused by junk food. These are…
At theUM : Science [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…
[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—it’s not a given. In fact, it’s a…
In Africa, to better monitor variants, more sequencing is needed
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 Became Widespread
Published on: January 3 , 2022
In an interview published on April 18, 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron…