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Abstract Many bacteria form long-lasting associations with plants and animals, including humans. Some are mutualistic and benefit both partners; others cause infections. These relationships have shaped the evolution of life: the mitochondria in our cells …
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Comments on Egyptian art and its artists
Laurent Coulon, chair The Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt
Comments on Egyptian art and its artists
Laurent Coulon, chair The Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt
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Photography © Dimitri Laboury Dimitri Laboury has been invited by the College of France on the recommendation of Professor Laurent Coulon. Dimitri Laboury Presentation Almost a century ago, in 1931, Jean Capart published a now-famous book in which he …
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Le bonheur national brut séduit par sa simplicité et par la facilité avec laquelle les enquêtes permettent aujourd'hui de mesurer les émotions et la satisfaction des populations. Mais ces indicateurs subjectifs soulèvent des difficultés importantes : les …
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Michael Sherburn
Total Synthesis Using Designed Hydrocarbons
Michael Sherburn
Total Synthesis Using Designed Hydrocarbons
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Image generated using AI. © Michael Sherburn. Michael Sherburn has been invited by the College of France’s assembly at the recommendation of Professor Louis Fensterbank. Abstract We design, synthesize, and study simple unsaturated hydrocarbons, seeking to …
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Ligand-Enabled Gold Redox Catalysis
Louis Fensterbank, chair Activations in Molecular Chemistry
Ligand-Enabled Gold Redox Catalysis
Louis Fensterbank, chair Activations in Molecular Chemistry
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Nitin T. Patil is invited by the Collège de France assembly, at the suggestion of Professor Louis Fensterbank. …
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Introduction This year, Diane Bodart is inaugurating the Chair in the History of the Arts in Early Modern Europe with a course on reflection in European painting, from van Eyck to Caravaggio. Through an analysis of this fascinating detail—which creates a …
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Barbara Cassin
“The Wavering Ambiguity of the World.” Philosophy and Politics of the Untranslatable
Barbara Cassin
“The Wavering Ambiguity of the World.” Philosophy and Politics of the Untranslatable
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Abstract If there were only one language, we might be more certain of the essence of things... Within a homogeneous human community, the essence of a “table” is unequivocally conveyed by the word “table,” and yet as soon as it reaches the community’s …
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Abstract Bacteria most often live in structured communities. In biofilms, one or more species organize themselves spatially and produce a matrix that protects them and transforms their environment. Microbiomes, on the other hand, comprise the …
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