Opening to the south countries
EGCE laboratory collaborates with scientists of developping countries, especially Kenya, Cameroun and Colombia. Exchanges between the labs are made on a regular basis.
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Cotesia typhae egg encapsulated by its hosts
Histological transversal section (17 µm, counterstained by eosin and hematoxylin) of a Sesamia nonagrioides larva (L4) parasitized by Cotesia typhae. In the center, a parasitoid egg (dark purple) is surrounded by host immune cells, forming a defensive capsule which will kill the egg and end the parasitism process.
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ETEE2023 colloquium
The ETEE2023 colloquium is organized by scientists from IDEEV. It will be held in Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay from 13 to 15th of November 2023.For details: https://www.ideev.universite-paris-saclay.fr/news/2023/08/colloque-etee2023/.
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Horizontal transfers: not so uncommon
Horizontal transfers of genetic material between organisms without reproduction were thought very uncommon. Now that they are sought after, they are more and more frequently found, especially in insects. In an article published in Current Opinion in Insect Science, C Gilbert et F Maumus present gene transfer from plants to insects and methodologiqal approaches to
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Post-doctoral position in experimental evolution
Postdoc in experimental evolution A post-doctoral researcher position (12 month, renewable once) is available from June 2023. The objective of this post-doctoral project is to design, run, and analyze a series of experimental evolution studies in which different environmental factors. Full project description: https://www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ad_EN_1.0.pdf Application web site: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR9191-ARNLER-003/Default.aspx?lang=EN **************************************************** Un court résumé: *************************************************** Postdoc in
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Experimental beehives
EGCE’s beehives are about 15. Bees are reared for experiments and also for honey production.
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Ants to detect tumour cells
Baptiste Piqueret and Jean-Christophe Sandoz took part in the work on detection of tumour cells in mice by ants. This work was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2022.1962.
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