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The 3D architecture of the genome enables cells to remember their past
A French research team led by CNRS scientists¹ has discovered that cells are able to retain a memory of a previous perturbation within the 3D…
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Multimedia
Wetlands: areas to be preserved
Biodiversity reservoirs, climate regulators and bulwarks against desertification: wetlands are more significant than they appear and protecting them…
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Le Journal
Gravitational wave detections spark great expectations
On 14 September, 2015, the international LIGO/Virgo collaboration detected the very first gravitational wave signal, a tiny distortion of spacetime…
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Le Journal
Ten years on, mixed results for the Paris Agreement
In 2015, the historic Paris Agreement, signed by 195 countries, sought to limit global warming to 2 °C. Ten years later, the results have yet to…
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Le Journal
The super powers of the plant microbiota
Albeit little-known, plant microbiota or holobionts are essential for plant health and sustainable agriculture. The work of Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse…
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Update
PEPRs - strengthening the voice of French science in Europe
PEPRs, the cornerstone of research that are financed by the France 2030 programme, are now entering debate on the European stages. In Brussels, the…
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Update
Overseas commercial ports - exceptional geostrategic locations undergoing transition
The idea of a 'sentinel port' capable of alerting and guiding its territory is emerging in overseas ports finding themselves at the crossroads…
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Update
ERC Proof of Concept grants - final round 2025 announced
6 of the 12 French grant-winners in the European Research Council's (ERC) 'Proof of Concept' call for 2025 come from the CNRS.
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