Even without symptoms, infected caregivers must now self-isolate
Until now, isolation has not been systematic for infected health professionals but asymptomatic. This is the new rule imposed by the Directorate General of Health … Read more
zoology
Nuclear tests and cancer: the Polynesian puzzle
Between defense secrecy and lack of data, the mystery remains about the level of irradiation of populations and the consequences on their health. Between 1966 … Read more
Man, a selfish animal who cannot survive alone
PSYCHOLOGY – Man is a wolf for man … But he still needs a pack. Or how selfishness and altruism agitate us together. Each man … Read more
RNA, a technology that has long met with skepticism
From the 2000s, several advances made it credible, and attracted the attention of biotechnology companies. One of the very first studies on vaccination with synthetic … Read more
after the Covid-19, the bitterness of a life without taste or smell
10% of coronavirus patients have permanently lost their sense of smell and taste, which is intrinsically linked to it. They fight against anosmia to regain … Read more
Would it be effective to confine Paris for three weeks to eradicate the virus there?
THE CHEKING PROCESS – The mayor of Paris wants to put an end to the “half-measures” to find a “form of return to normal life” … Read more
these 20 departments under surveillance in metropolitan France
INFOGRAPHICS – About 25 million French people are affected and may be subject to local containment. Here are the maps to understand everything. While the … Read more
should the entire planet be vaccinated to prevent the spread of variants?
THE CHEKING PROCESS – Professor Christian Bréchot recently worried about the lack of vaccines in Africa, South America and Asia. Can a poor distribution of … Read more
three maps to visualize the departments under tension
INFOGRAPHICS – The evolution of the epidemic shows different faces from one department to another. After the Moselle and the Alpes-Maritimes, the government is now … Read more
Moderna launches an assault on the South African variant
INTERVIEW – The company wants to develop a vaccine that would protect against both the wild strain and the South African variant. Dan Staner, Head … Read more