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Adaptations and convergences of the olfactory system in small insectivorous placental mammals – RHINOGRAD
Understanding how species adapted to their environment has been one of the most intensively studied fields in evolutionary biology. The most spectacular shifts in morphology and ecology seem to be the
The adaptive significance of sleep: Testing the immune theory in a natural primate population – SLEEP
The functional significance and the physiological mechanisms of sleep remain unsolved. A largely untested assumption is that sleep evolved to sustain immune defences and protect against diseases. The
Valuation of extra-long investments – LONGTERMISM
Are we collectively too selfish, acting insufficiently for the well-being of future generations, or are we, on the contrary, too virtuous and too long-termist? These questions form the core of this re
High resolution study of radiocarbon in Tree-Ring sequences from the Younger Dryas event and early Holocene in the southern French Alps: A window into the past to document and understand rapid variations of the carbon cycle and of the solar activity – CARBOTRYDH
The atmospheric 14C/12C ratio varies through time and space due to fluctuations of 14C production rate (originating mainly via changes in solar activity and/or in geomagnetic field intensity) and to changes in the carbon cycle, making it necessary to correct atmospheric 14C fluctuations in order to calculate accurate ages.
Photoinduced Water Splitting Dynamics by Organic Chromophores – WSPLIT
The WSPLIT project proposes to use organic chromophores to photo-induce radical reactions, acting as co-catalysts to water splitting processes, with gains in terms of H2 production.
PiezO ElecTrIc CompoSite fibers – POETICS
Low-power electronic devices (autonomous sensors, micro-robots, mobile phones, medical sensors, industrial processes, housing, etc.) are expected to accompany us on a daily basis. The use of batteries
Genomic Adaptations of Marine Algae to Viruses – ALGALVIRUS
Aquatic microalgae contribute about a half of global primary production, with picoeukaryotes contributing the greatest fraction (49-69%). The diversity of unicellular eukaryotes is currently a subject
From traditional uses to an integrated valorisation of sediments in the Usumacinta river basin – VAL-USES
From traditional uses to an integrated valorisation of sediments in the Usumacinta river basin
BIO-fouling COntrolled Membrane – BIOCOM
The control of biofouling is required to improve membranes performances and to reduce high operational cost due to cleaning. Biomimetic membranes represent the next generation of filtration membranes used for water treatment. The project BIOCOM aims to provide an innovative biomimetic membrane with anti-biofouling properties for water treatment by incorporating natural bioactive molecules that act as Quorum Sensing Inhibitors (QSI), such as vanillin.
Regulation and function of gene dosage compensation on the X chromosome – DoseX
Inactivation of one of the two X chromosomes present in females is essential to ensure dosage compensation between XX females and XY males. This epigenetic process is controlled by a large locus (Xic)