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Plants borrowed genes from bacteria in order to conquer land

Aquatic plants ventured onto dry land for the first time 450 million years ago, enabling the development of life as we know it today. The ancestor of land plants had to innovate in order to…

A new discovery! How our memories stabilise while we sleep

While we sleep, the hippocampus reactivates itself spontaneously by generating activity similar to that while we are awake. It sends information to the cortex, which reacts in turn. This…

Even scientists have gender stereotypes … which can hamper the career of women researchers

Women remain underrepresented in scientific research: at the CNRS, across all disciplines, the average percentage of female researchers is 35%. And the higher the scientific research…