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Fundamental Research Division
The DRF at the CEA assemble approximately 6,000 scientists since January 2016.
Researchers at the CEA’s BIG Institute have shown how floral stem cells differentiate to form a flower, through an epigenetic regulation that could upset the canonical models.
Researchers at the Institut Frédéric-Joliot have demonstrated how the brain region specific to word recognition develops when learning to read.
Tau protein aggregates observed in the neurons of people with Alzheimer’s disease are considered to be partially responsible for the disease. Researchers at the Institut François-Jacob now suggest, on the contrary, that they have a protective role.
Researchers from the Biam and Inra have shown how the modification of a protein in a plant leads to an effective resistance against potyviruses.
Several nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques have enabled chemists from the Inac to elucidate the surface state of ternary chalcogenide nanocrystals (CuInS2) dispersed in an organic solvent. This is a key step in providing these nano-objects with new functionalities for energy conversion, photonics and biological analysis.
Researchers from the IBS have shown how bacteria converse within floating biofilms. The proteins involved in this interaction could be new targets in the fight against antibiotic resistance and nosocomial infections.
A Franco-Australian collaboration involving the Irfu (including the Ganil) has resulted in a better understanding of a critical mechanism in the synthesis of super-heavy nuclei: quasifission, in which nuclei interact by exchanging nucleons.
Many biological or therapeutic molecules cannot be superimposed on their mirror image (and are called chiral). To distinguish these two molecular species (enantiomers), a collaboration involving the Iramis has proposed an original approach using ultra-short circularly polarized laser pulses. This makes it possible to measure the enantiomers, and even to sort them in the future.
A team from the Institut François-Jacob has discovered a molecular mechanism that regulates the balance between the production of adipose tissue and thermogenesis in mice.
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CEA is a French government-funded technological research organisation in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. A prominent player in the European Research Area, it is involved in setting up collaborative projects with many partners around the world.