Something is happening with Covid-19 that the bungled “yes” 2016 referendum campaign didn’t manage to do: making us feel more European! Since Covid-19 struck China, we knew our turn will
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Ventilaid is an unusual project straight out of Poland and just in time for the COVID crisis19: a team of engineers has developed and made available free of charge on
Multiple sclerosis research shows progress: new knowledge about disease mechanisms
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The first case of multiple sclerosis (MS) was documented in 1421, followed by the first pictorial representations of MS in the 1830s. Despite its long history, the autoimmune disease remains
In the September 2019 issue of Nature Biotechnology, a collective of scientists mostly from Insilico Medicine, led by Alex Zhavoronkov, CEO and founder of the company, published a landmark article.
Understanding gene editing with comic book figures Humanity is currently facing a huge challenge imposed by the Coronavirus. Borders are being shut down, planes grounded, and factories closed. At the
The current international health crisis could lead to a much-welcomed fall in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, however, while a boon for the climate in the short-term, the slowdown in
Interview with Professor Philippe Legrand: “Not all French experts agree on Nutriscore”
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TheEuropeanScientist: In your book Coup de pied dans le plat (“Putting the boot into nutrition”), you define what a healthy diet consists of. Can you tell us more? Professor Philippe
Over the past few months, the novel coronavirus has spread rapidly to over 100 countries and it now seems clear that it will likely spread to all counties on the
A new study might explain why sea turtles ingest so much plastic. The findings, published on 9 March in Current Biology, provide evidence that the turtles mistake the smell of
Sunlight is required for photosynthesis, but too much sunlight can damage plants. So, to protect themselves, plants avoid so-called photodamage by expelling excess light as heat. How they achieve this