Tag: Science and Health
Messenger RNA: behind the scenes of a vaccine revolution
It’s the story of a somewhat fortuitous meeting at the photocopier at the University of Pennsylvania, between two researchers who are complete opposites. We are in the 1990s. Katalin Karikó…
Defamation lawsuit initiated by Didier Raoult: the management of the IHU dissociates itself from its former director
The hearing between Didier Raoult and Alexander Samuel took place this Friday, October 6 in the morning at the Marseille court. The former director of the IHUm is suing this…
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease is progressing in France: should we be worried?
Should we sound the alarm? Still invisible two months ago, epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), which mainly affects cattle, is widening its furrow in France. In total, fifty-three outbreaks were recorded…
Maternal instinct: how pregnancy reconfigures women’s brains
What’s more natural than a mother watching over her children? When uttered rashly, the assertion is likely to electrify the debates. However, it is based on a scientific reality: in…
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to a trio composed of Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov, researchers working in the United States on nanoparticles.…
Medicines: the winter plan to avoid shortages
Fight shortages. This is the objective of the National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) which has just presented this Tuesday, October 3, a “winter plan” aimed at anticipating tensions on certain…
Covid: wastewater, a blind spot in French surveillance
Covid-19 seems to be back. But what is the level of the current wave? Difficult to answer this question based on the data available at the end of September. The…
The Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Pierre Agostini, Anne L’Huillier and Ferenc Krausz
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded on Tuesday to a trio composed of Pierre Agostini (France), Ferenc Krausz (Hungary/Austria) and Anne L’Huillier (France/Sweden) for their work on the…
Nobel Prize: which countries are most awarded?
It is one of the weeks most awaited by the scientific community. From this Monday, October 2, the list of 2023 Nobel Prizes will begin to be revealed, starting with…
Covid did not come back, it never left
An increase in cases in the summer, an epidemic resumption at the start of the school year… Each time, we seem surprised by these Covid outbreaks. However, Sars-CoV-2 has been…