Every October, we celebrate science through the “Fête de la Science”, a popular public event that celebrates science, technology and innovation. It is open to all and helps promote the sharing of knowledge. This year, our Centre was involved in two visits.
Our visitors in the middle of an experiment!
Joseph and his kids, Axel and Maxence, discovered the immuno-labeling technique with Margherita.
© Sandra Piquet
Organoids: mini organs that grow in the laboratory (Oct. 6)
Alert! My DNA is damaged (Oct. 14)
- How to grow and prepare the cells needed for the experiments,
- How to label the DNA and proteins of interest,
- How a fluorescence microscope works and how we use it to see DNA and proteins,
- How the results are analysed and interpreted.
Details about this visit are in French here: Alerte ! Mon ADN est cassé
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Congratulations to the Defossez group for their review published in Médecine/Sciences
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Sophie Polo receives an Impulscience® grant from the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
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