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Farmer spraying vegetable green plants in the garden with herbicides, pesticides or insecticides
π Planet

Radulanine A: discovery of a natural herbicide

par Bastien Nay, CNRS Research Director at the Organic Synthesis Laboratory (LSO*)
On March 23rd, 2021
2 min reading time
Human microbiome in intestine
π Health and biotech π Neuroscience

Depression and gut microbiota: “A medical revolution awaits!”

par Gérard Eberl, Director of immunology department at Institut Pasteur, Pierre-Marie Lledo, Research Director at CNRS, Head of Department at Institut Pasteur, and member of the European Academy of Sciences
On March 18th, 2021
4 min reading time
π Society

Covid-19: “16-25 year olds are the most psychologically fragile”

par Bruno Falissard, Child psychiatrist and professor of public health at Paris-Sud Faculty of Medicine
On March 16th, 2021
3 min reading time
Crispr – gene editing
π Health and biotech π Science and technology

CRISPR gene editing: revolution or evolution?

par Erika Brunet, Inserm Research Director at Institut Imagine
On March 11th, 2021
4 min reading time
GAFAM – BigTech – The biggest companies in information technology
π Digital

Can we really regulate web giants?

par Pierre-Jean Benghozi, Emeritus Director of Research at the CNRS and Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On March 8th, 2021
4 min reading time
quantum computer
π Science and technology

States and businesses: the race for quantum computers

par Landry Bretheau, Professor at Ecole Polytechnique, Quantum Physicist and Researcher in the Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics (PMC*)
On March 3rd, 2021
4 min reading time
Vigilantly monitoring his patient’s vitals
π Health and biotech

“Hospitals must retain the agility acquired during the crisis”

par Etienne Minvielle, Director of the Centre de Recherche en Gestion at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On February 28th, 2021
4 min reading time
uber-evtol
π Science and technology π Energy

Using algorithms to imagine a future world for Uber’s air taxis

par Claudia D'Ambrosio, CNRS researcher at the Computer Science Laboratory of the École Polytechnique (LIX*)
On February 25th, 2021
3 min reading time
Looking directly up at the skyline of the financial district in central City of London, UK – creative stock image
π Economics π Industry

Full recovery from Covid-19 economic crisis in 2023

par Patrick Artus, Economic Advisor to Ossiam and Member of Cercle des Économistes
On February 22nd, 2021
5 min reading time
perseverance-rover
π Space

Scouring Mars for answers to life on Earth

par Juliette Lambin, Head of scientific programs at the National Center for Space Studies (CNES)
On February 18th, 2021
4 min reading time