Congratulations to S.Croizier and P.Franken, who were both awarded a SNSF funding in April 2023;
Paul Franken‘s project is entitled «Lipids linking sleep pressure to sleep recovery»;
Sophie Croizier‘s project is entitled «Untangling the complexity of POMC neurocircuits: anatomic, genetic and functional perspectives».
Find here the list of the 20 UNIL awardees: https://news.unil.ch/display/1683034154219
In this radio program of science popularization for young children, Richard Benton responds to all the questions kids ask about flies. (the program is in French)
The interview of Richard Benton starts from the 11th minute:
C.Fankhauser was interviewed in the last episode of CrowdScience broadcasted on Friday March 3, 2023 on BBC News.
Listen to the episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3j89
Synopsis: CrowdScience listener Eric has noticed his wisteria growing towards a neighbouring tree. He thinks that it knows where it’s going. Marnie Chesterton discovers if he’s right.
The special “Best of American Journal of Human Genetics” selected Chiara Auwerx (lab AR)’s article: “The individual and global impact of copy-number variants on complex human traits” .
Read the publication here: http://www.genomyx.ch/am-j-hum-genet-auth-group-reymond-5/
Download the digital edition of the Best of AJHG and HGG Advances 2021 and 2022 : https://info.cell.com/best-of-ajhg-2021-2022?utm_campaign=STMJ_187505_SC&utm_medium=email&utm_acid=72986508&SIS_ID=&dgcid=STMJ_187505_SC&CMX_ID=&utm_in=DM322057&utm_source=AC_
Afin de s’assurer une place au soleil et de garantir leur croissance, les plantes ont développé différentes stratégies. Mais que se passe-t-il lorsque la densité végétale est telle que les ressources, notamment la lumière, viennent à manquer ? Les végétaux se mettent en mode survie et actionnent un mécanisme de recyclage: l’autophagie. Ce processus est au cœur d’une étude publiée le 10 octobre 2022 dans «Nature Communications» par l’équipe du Pr Christian Fankhauser au Centre intégratif de génomique de l’UNIL.
Lire l’article complet: https://news.unil.ch/display/1664367812829
Alexandre Reymond’s interview was displayed in the TV news last week. He explained the impact of the discoveries made in paleogenetics by the 2022 Medicine Nobel laureate Svante Pääbo.
Watch the complete interview: https://www.adetemp.ch/videos/view/15123
