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LIVE FROM THE LABS
- Africa without Clichés
Looking at Africa from the standpoint of several disciplines is a good way to combat preconceived notions. This is one of the priorities of researchers at the Center for the Study of Black Africa in (...)
- A New SORt of Detoxification
- A Gamma-Ray Source Pinpointed
- Decrypting Duplication
The genome of the Paramecium–a famous example of unicellular organisms–has been decrypted and is now shedding light on long speculated theories concerning evolutionary biology.
- Biofilms : More than Superficially Harmful
Biofilms consist of diverse microorganisms physically linked together–and to the underlying surface–by substances they secrete. French teams have outlined two different approaches for eliminating (...)
- The Honeybee : from Genomics to Social Life
- More Power for Tomorrow's Supercapacitors
- Modeling Water/Metal Interface
- When the Oceans Were Warm
- Child of Lucy : A Closer Look at our Origins
The earliest, most complete skeleton of a child in the human lineage, discovered in a near-perfect fossilized state in Ethiopia, has now been identified by an international team of paleontologists as (...)
- On the Forefront of Nanotechnology
Whether demonstrating that miniature electric circuits, unlike those of normal size, adhere to the laws of quantum mechanics, or elaborating a nanogrid to sort and regulate the movements of (...)
- An Ambitious New Method of Diagnosis
- A "Folk" Remedy for Malaria
- Pathway to the Stars
In December 2006, the Corot satellite (1) will be placed in orbit by a “modernized” Soyuz launch vehicle. The French space agency is now ready to examine hundreds of thousands of stars in an effort (...)
- The Guardian of Secrecy
Cryptology, the science of secret messages, plays a major role today in our everyday lives. Jacques Stern, recipient of the 2006 CNRS Gold Medal, France's highest distinction for scientific research, (...)
- In brief
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