CNRS international magazine n°16- January 2010

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Publisher: Arnold Migus

Editorial Director: Marie-Hélène Beauvais (CNRS)

Deputy Editorial Director: Fabrice Impériali (CNRS)

 Managing Editor: Isabelle Tratner (CNRS)

Production manager : Laurence Winter

Freelance Writers:

Emilie Badin, Kheira Bettayeb, Jean-Philippe Braly, Jason  Brown, Sebastian Escalon, Marion Girault-Rime, Mathieu Grousson, Mathieu Hautemulle, Stéphan Julienne,

Séverine Lemaire-Duparcq, Fui Lee Luk, Sarah MacKenzie, Mélisande Middleton, Mark Reynolds,

Tom Ridgway, Dominique Salomon, Vahé Ter Minassian, Philippe Testard-Vaillant,

Marie-Hélène Towhill, Clémentine Wallace.

Translation Manager:

Aimée Lahaussois (CNRS)

Copy Editors:

 Saman Musacchio

Graphic Design: Céline Hein, Sarah Landel

Iconography: Marie Gandois (CNRS)

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Cover Illustration:

Copyright S. Swartz/Fotolia.com,

2009 Michelin, LK Trading CO, LOOK CYCLE INTERNATIONAL 2009, 2009 Nikon Corporation,

2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved, Science Museum/Science and Society,

HERBOL-SYMBIOTEC, Orca, C. LEBEDINSKY/CNRS Photothèque

On line version:

Laurence Winter