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Life Sciences - 10.01.2020
Social Sciences - Life Sciences - 17.12.2019 
Collective Memory Shapes the Construction of Personal
For sociologists, our individual memories are shaped by the collective memory of our community. Until now, this phenomenon had never been studied at the neurobiological level.
Life Sciences - 10.12.2019
Life Sciences - 27.11.2019 
Compliance with Paris Agreement would limit loss of productivity for fishing and agriculture
What is the global impact of climate change on fishing and agriculture? An international team of scientists 1 led by the CNRS, involving the University of Montpellier 2 in France, has studied this question by applying climate models to worldwide data on employment, the economy, and food security.
Life Sciences - Physics - 21.11.2019
Life Sciences - 30.10.2019
Life Sciences - 03.10.2019
Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 30.09.2019 
Highly complex genome of the devastating soybean disease Phakopsora pachyrhizi unraveled by a unique consortium of private and public partners
Asian soybean rust caused by the obligate biotrophic fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi is a critical challenge for soybean growers, especially in Latin America where 192 million metric tons are produced (
Environment - Life Sciences - 04.04.2019
Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 26.03.2019
Life Sciences - 18.12.2018 
Brain nutrition front and center at the Food4BrainHealth international scientific network
After several years of close collaboration between Canadian and French research teams, thirteen institutional partners from Canada and France, including Université Laval and France's National Institu
Life Sciences - 03.10.2018
Life Sciences - Innovation - 24.05.2018 
Systems biology, synthetic biology and bioeconomy: INRA, CNRS and INSA Toulouse join forces in Southeast Asia
On 23 May 2018, Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA; Alain Schuhl, Deputy Director General in Charge of Scientific Affairs at CNRS; Pascal Loubière, Deputy Director of the Joint Research Unit for the
Environment - Life Sciences - 17.05.2018 
Climate change, forests and fruit production: INRA strengthens ties with Brazil and Argentina
In early May 2018, Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, visited South America to strengthen the Institute's long-standing scientific commitments and develop new opportunities.
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 15.05.2018 
A new gelling molecule for growing neurons in 3D
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from CNRS, INSERM and Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier has developed a hydrogel that can grow, develop and differentiate neural stem cells.
Life Sciences - Chemistry - 02.04.2018 
Artificial molecules that mimic DNA
Not only can synthetic molecules imitate the structures of their biological counterparts, they can also assume their functions and even outcompete them.
Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 21.03.2018 
Genomic selection, microbiota, development of methanisation, nutrition... INRA and India strengthen ties
From 9-15 March 2018, on the occasion of the French President's visit to India, accompanied by the Minister of Research and Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, several draft agreements were signed with a view to strengthening cooperation with France's Indian partners.
Business / Economics - Life Sciences - 01.03.2018
Agronomy / Food Science - Life Sciences - 10.01.2018
Life Sciences - Administration - 24.10.2017
Health - Life Sciences - 20.10.2017
Health - Life Sciences - 20.10.2017
Life Sciences - 13.10.2017
Life Sciences - Media - 25.09.2017 
Scientists decode the genome of Fall Armyworm: a moth pest that is invading Africa
As part of an international consortium, INRA researchers, in partnership with the CEA and INRIA 1 , have sequenced one of the first genomes of a moth from the superfamily Noctuoidea: Spodoptera frugiperda , or armyworm.
Life Sciences - Media - 18.09.2017 
Cattle are the next top (animal) model
The study of mutations underlying sporadic syndromes in cattle, which also occur in humans, offers an interesting alternative to laboratory animals for confirming the genetic aetiology of isolated clinical case reports and gaining insight into the molecular mechanisms involved.
Life Sciences - Environment - 20.07.2017 
Our ancestors were already warm-blooded just before the Permian-Triassic extinction event
For how long have warm-blooded animals existed? The time at which this character first appeared in the ancestors of mammals has long been debated.
Life Sciences - Environment - 20.07.2017 
Our ancestors were already warm-blooded just before the Permian-Triassic extinction event
For how long have warm-blooded animals existed? The time at which this character first appeared in the ancestors of mammals has long been debated.
Life Sciences - Earth Sciences - 28.06.2017 
δ18O-derived incubation temperatures of oviraptorosaur eggs
Abstract In order to determine the incubation temperature of eggs laid by non-avian dinosaurs, we analysed the oxygen isotope compositions of both eggshell carbonate (‘18Oc) and embryo bone phosphate ('18Op) from seven oviraptorosaur eggs with preserved in ovo embryo bones.
Life Sciences - Media - 23.06.2017 
Omega-3 essential for the brain from adolescence into adulthood
Omega-3 fatty acids are crucial for the brain. Deficiency in these acids can lead to depressive mood.
Media - Life Sciences - 30.05.2017 
Symbioses between plants, fungi and bacteria: a new look at these ancestral alliances
A review appearing in the online edition of Science (26th May 2017), authored by three INRA researchers (associated with the Universities of Lorraine and Toulouse and the CNRS), starts with an overvi
Chemistry - Life Sciences - 25.04.2017 
European cooperation on organic farming research
INRA and the Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) signed a partnership agreement on organic farming research on Tuesday 25 April 2017 at INRA's Laqueuille centre in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Life Sciences - 02.03.2017
Media - Life Sciences - 12.01.2017 
When Listeria monocytogenes goes to sleep
A serious infection of dietary origin that is caused by the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, listeriosis is associated with severe clinical symptoms and a high mortality rate in individuals whose immune system is weakened.
Life Sciences - Earth Sciences - 23.11.2016
Life Sciences - 15.11.2016
Health - Life Sciences - 26.10.2016
Mathematics - Life Sciences - 18.07.2016 
Vincent Calvez and Hugo Duminil-Copin awarded the European Mathematical Society Prize
Two young mathematicians from France are among the ten recipients of the 2016 European Mathematical Society (EMS) prize: Vincent Calvez, chargé de recherche CNRS at l'Unité de mathématiques pures et
Life Sciences - 06.07.2016 
A stochastic multicellular model identifies biological watermarks from disorders in self-organized patterns of phyllotaxis
La production de la spirale des organes aériens des plantes a lieu dans un tissu spécialisé à l'extrémité de la tige vu ici en microscopie confocale à un stade où la plante produit des fleurs.
Life Sciences - Health - 16.06.2016
Life Sciences - 15.01.2016
Life Sciences - Health - 01.10.2015
Environment - Life Sciences - 10.07.2015 
Climate: Decisive Feedback on our Future
Luc Abbadie, UPMC professor and director of the Paris Institute of Ecology and Environmental Science (IEES [1]) presents the focus of his research and issues of the conference Our Common Future Under Climate Change, at which he hosted a parallel session.
Life Sciences - Health - 02.07.2015
Event - Life Sciences - 05.03.2015
Life Sciences - Environment - 17.03.2014
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For sociologists, our individual memories are shaped by the collective memory of our community. Until now, this phenomenon had never been studied at the neurobiological level.
CEA-Leti Builds Fully Integrated Bio-Inspired Neural Network with RRAM-Based Synapses & Analogue Spiking Neurons
'Functionality of Circuit Presented at IEDM 2019 Was Demonstrated With Handwritten Digits Classification on a Tablet Screen 'SAN FRANCISCO ' Dec.
'Functionality of Circuit Presented at IEDM 2019 Was Demonstrated With Handwritten Digits Classification on a Tablet Screen 'SAN FRANCISCO ' Dec.
What is the global impact of climate change on fishing and agriculture? An international team of scientists 1 led by the CNRS, involving the University of Montpellier 2 in France, has studied this question by applying climate models to worldwide data on employment, the economy, and food security.
Asian soybean rust caused by the obligate biotrophic fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi is a critical challenge for soybean growers, especially in Latin America where 192 million metric tons are produced (
After several years of close collaboration between Canadian and French research teams, thirteen institutional partners from Canada and France, including Université Laval and France's National Institu
On 23 May 2018, Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA; Alain Schuhl, Deputy Director General in Charge of Scientific Affairs at CNRS; Pascal Loubière, Deputy Director of the Joint Research Unit for the
In early May 2018, Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, visited South America to strengthen the Institute's long-standing scientific commitments and develop new opportunities.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from CNRS, INSERM and Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier has developed a hydrogel that can grow, develop and differentiate neural stem cells.
Not only can synthetic molecules imitate the structures of their biological counterparts, they can also assume their functions and even outcompete them.
From 9-15 March 2018, on the occasion of the French President's visit to India, accompanied by the Minister of Research and Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, several draft agreements were signed with a view to strengthening cooperation with France's Indian partners.
Crowdlending : anatomy of a successful strategy
Risk taking, cooperation and competition are the ingredients for entrepreneurial success, which CNRS and ESCP Europe ( View web site ) researchers 1 have been looking into.
Risk taking, cooperation and competition are the ingredients for entrepreneurial success, which CNRS and ESCP Europe ( View web site ) researchers 1 have been looking into.
As part of an international consortium, INRA researchers, in partnership with the CEA and INRIA 1 , have sequenced one of the first genomes of a moth from the superfamily Noctuoidea: Spodoptera frugiperda , or armyworm.
The study of mutations underlying sporadic syndromes in cattle, which also occur in humans, offers an interesting alternative to laboratory animals for confirming the genetic aetiology of isolated clinical case reports and gaining insight into the molecular mechanisms involved.
For how long have warm-blooded animals existed? The time at which this character first appeared in the ancestors of mammals has long been debated.
For how long have warm-blooded animals existed? The time at which this character first appeared in the ancestors of mammals has long been debated.
Abstract In order to determine the incubation temperature of eggs laid by non-avian dinosaurs, we analysed the oxygen isotope compositions of both eggshell carbonate (‘18Oc) and embryo bone phosphate ('18Op) from seven oviraptorosaur eggs with preserved in ovo embryo bones.
Omega-3 fatty acids are crucial for the brain. Deficiency in these acids can lead to depressive mood.
A review appearing in the online edition of Science (26th May 2017), authored by three INRA researchers (associated with the Universities of Lorraine and Toulouse and the CNRS), starts with an overvi
INRA and the Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) signed a partnership agreement on organic farming research on Tuesday 25 April 2017 at INRA's Laqueuille centre in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
A serious infection of dietary origin that is caused by the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, listeriosis is associated with severe clinical symptoms and a high mortality rate in individuals whose immune system is weakened.
Creation of first accelerators of technological research at Inserm
Inserm is launching its first accelerator of technological research according to the objective that is part of the Institute's strategic plan 2016-2020.
Inserm is launching its first accelerator of technological research according to the objective that is part of the Institute's strategic plan 2016-2020.
Two young mathematicians from France are among the ten recipients of the 2016 European Mathematical Society (EMS) prize: Vincent Calvez, chargé de recherche CNRS at l'Unité de mathématiques pures et
La production de la spirale des organes aériens des plantes a lieu dans un tissu spécialisé à l'extrémité de la tige vu ici en microscopie confocale à un stade où la plante produit des fleurs.
Brain tumours: ultrasound makes blood vessels permeable to enhance treatment delivery
Teams from the Paris Public Hospitals (AP-HP), Pierre and Marie Curie University, Inserm and the CarThera company (which is hosted by the Brain and Spine Institute [ICM]), coordinated by Prof.
Teams from the Paris Public Hospitals (AP-HP), Pierre and Marie Curie University, Inserm and the CarThera company (which is hosted by the Brain and Spine Institute [ICM]), coordinated by Prof.
Luc Abbadie, UPMC professor and director of the Paris Institute of Ecology and Environmental Science (IEES [1]) presents the focus of his research and issues of the conference Our Common Future Under Climate Change, at which he hosted a parallel session.
A Franco-Chiliean Research Lab on Marine Algae Biodiversity
The CNRS, UPMC and two Chilean universities signed an agreement on March 17, 2014 creating a joint international unit (IMU) 1 that will strengthen their cooperation in the field of ecology and evolutionary marine biology.
The CNRS, UPMC and two Chilean universities signed an agreement on March 17, 2014 creating a joint international unit (IMU) 1 that will strengthen their cooperation in the field of ecology and evolutionary marine biology.
