Genetomania, promises and the harsh reality
It has been three decades since we were promised the earth and since all diseases would be a thing of the past. Immortality was almost planned (by 2045) according to […]
Numbers don’t tell everything
Connecting essential issues that seem to have no link, introducing them with intelligence and humor while basing them on example from daily life is an exercise that only few experts […]
Experimental data from mice suggest that term cesarean sections do not affect brain maturation
In mammals, birth is one of the most biologically complex processes for both the woman and the fetus. Indeed, a complex hormonal network is set up to allow delivery, while […]
Fake news: earthworms can replace animal testing on mammals
We live in a great world! Our goal is to simplify everything, to quickly diagnose diseases with genetics and big data, and now, we don’t even need to go through […]
After the intelligence gene, the faith gene… here’s the empathy gene !
A recent publication has been hailed by the media as the proof that empathy has a genetic origin. It is unfortunate that journalists do not bother to read scientific articles […]
AN ANSWER TO ERWAN BÉZARD
Following the recent publication of a paper called “GABAergic inhibition in dual-transmission cholinergic and GABAergic striatal interneurons is abolished in Parkinson disease“, Erwan Bézard, director of the Neurodégénérative Diseases Institute of […]
An answer to Prof Tepper about his short comment on our recently published paper
We recently published a paper called “GABAergic inhibition in dual-transmission cholinergic and GABAergic striatal interneurons is abolished in Parkinson disease“. Prof Tepper briefly commented it on Twitter. Here’s our answer: […]
