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
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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
SARS-CoV-2, the new severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), caused by the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19), isolated for the first time in Wuhan in China in December 2019, continues to wreak havoc,
The future of using biotechnology tools to develop agriculture has never been darker in the European Union (EU). On 25 July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union
The 2020s: could they usher in the age of a pro-science Europe, free from fears and chemophobia?
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In a season of resolutions, a site like ours has one hope: that the 2020s will be the decade of renewal for European scientific culture. To achieve this, there is
The public’s disenchantment with wind power is growing rapidly: its supporters have become a minority. More and more French people are concerned about the environmental and health damage and the
Brexit: a pointless exercise that will waste energy and time to get to where we are already (or close)!
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What is striking about Brexit in general and its impact on science in particular is how it will eventually be judged as pointless. Considerable energy is going to be wasted
While Europeans were indulging in New Year celebrations, debate was growing within the new European Commission. France is once again seeking to impose its Nutri-Score system on other member states.
A letter sent by scientists regarding Vandana Shiva’s invitation by Students for a Sustainable Stanford Date: 13 December 2019 To: Chris Field, Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Director, Woods Institute
Laurent Alexandre is a French surgeon-urologist, essayist, and entrepreneur. The founder of the Doctissimo website, he is interested in the transhumanist movement and in the upheavals that humanity could experience,