Speaking about Edible insects
Philippe le Gall and Pierre-Olivier Maquart (IRD) were invited to take part in a roundtable discussion on food preferences and aversions as part of the *Fête de la Science* (Science Festival) at the MUAM. They discussed edible insects and their status in various countries.Find out more: https://www.ird.fr/quand-nos-degouts-eclairent-lhistoire-de-nos-societes
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EGCE and IDEEV at the Science Festival
On Friday, October 2, Saturday, October 3, and Sunday, October 4, IDEEV laboratories celebrated science both at the Paris-Saclay University Science Village and within the IDEEV building itself. School groups and the general public turned out in large numbers to meet the scientists, who had prepared a wide range of workshops for them.
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Tribute to Pierre Capy
Pierre Capy passed away this year. He served as director of the EGCE laboratory for many years. He was a great scientist who inspired a great deal of scientific and administrative work. He is one of the instigators of IDEEV. His students, colleagues, and friends pay tribute to him in a text published by the
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Join EGCE!
EGCE is recruiting an administrative management technician (M/F). The application deadline is August 7, 2026. The contract is for 24 months. For more details: https://emploi-recrutement.ird.fr/offre-de-emploi/emploi-technicien-ne-en-gestion-administrative-h-f_777.aspx
Bees and pyrethroids
Pyrethroid pesticides are highly toxic to bees. But are the bees’ perception, memory, and learning centers affected by sublethal doses of these substances?Using a battery of cognitive tests, researchers were able to show that habituation and olfactory learning are indeed affected. However, calcium imaging experiments showed that for certain pesticides, the antennal lobes of bees
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Asymetry Left/right
The scientific article “Evolution of a novel left-right asymmetry in organ size by co-option of a tissue rotation process,” published by the team of Michael Lang and Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo (Bénédicte M. Lefèvre, Marine Delvigne, Aurélie Camprodon, Josué Vidal, Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo, and Michael Lang), is one of three articles selected for the 2025 Development Outstanding Paper
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Homeschooling programs children at IDEEV
A group of about thirty children and parents from homeschooling programs visited IDEEV on March 31st for workshops. They listened to Matthieu Falque (GQE-Le Moulon) talk about DNA and Lucas Jacquier (ESE) discuss the movements of vultures. In addition, Karine Alix (GQE-Le Moulon) presented the “Goat and Cabbage” quiz game, adapted for a general audience,
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High school class at IDEEV
A high school class came from Sedan to visit IDEEV the 12th of March. They visited the glasshouse and the insectarium. For more details: https://www.ideev.universite-paris-saclay.fr/news/2026/03/de-jeunes-ardennais-%C3%A0-lideev.
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