What are the properties of gene regulation in genes whose expression is sensitive to environmental factors (plastic genes), as opposed to genes whose expression is independent of the environment (non-plastic genes)? Empirical and theoretical approaches have consistently revealed that plastic genes possess, on average, a greater number of regulators. Furthermore, theoretical predictions have shown that […]
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IRD and Compagnie Les sciences des mots released podcasts broadcasted on RFI. François Rebaudo (Pôle Ecologie) and his bolivian colleague Bruno Condori can be seen on episode 7 https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/microf-r-iction/
The 6th of November EGCE’s members met in Centre Port Royal for a team building day. In the morning people were invited to reflect on the Life at EGCE. The afternoon was dedicated to games.
Wild honeybee colonies, which scientists believed to be extinct in Europe, have just been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. A group of researchers, Honey Bee Watch, resumed the study of these colonies and demonstrated their continued existence in various European Union countries. They nest in tree cavities, chimneys and
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In January, Gérard Arnold was promoted to Knight of the National Order of Merit by the Ministry of Research, for his dedicated career in promoting recognition of the impact of pesticides on bees at the European and national levels, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to science, society, and the beekeeping industry.He received his decoration
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The “Man & Biodiversity” field school took place from Wednesday, May 7 to Wednesday, May 14, 2025, on the campus of the National School of Water and Forests (ENEF) in Mbalmayo, Cameroon. Under the direction of Philippe le Gall (IRD-EGCE) and Pierre-Olivier Maquart (IRD-EGCE). This mission offered eight students from ENEF and two students from
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The BUTTERFLY project, in which Fabrice Requier’group is implicated, is a transdisciplinary project which gathers 24 teams of 13 countries and 3 territoires d’outre-mer (NO, DE, FR, EL, DK, IE, FI, NL, PL, IT, ES, BE, UK, Groenland, Curaçao, Martinique). This project aims at understanding the threats leading to the decline of pollinisators (insects, and
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