Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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Why Plants Waste Almost All the Solar Energy They Receive
Photosynthesis is often presented as one of the most remarkable mechanisms in the living world, capable of turning sunlight into chemical energy
Does a Protein That Cleans Synapses Really Slow Down Parkinson's
Long before the first clinical signs of diseases like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's appear in a patient, a silent process is already unfolding
The Technique That Cuts Sample Loss a Thousandfold in Molecular Imaging
Cryo-electron microscopy, often referred to by its abbreviation cryo-EM, has established itself in recent years as one of the most powerful tools
The Amino Acid That Decides Whether Your Cells Heal a Wound or Grow a Hair
The stem cells of hair follicles are mostly known by the public for their obvious role: they continuously produce new hair throughout
A New Method Extracts DNA From Soil Bacteria That Cannot Be Grown in a Lab
The vast majority of soil bacteria stubbornly refuse to grow in a laboratory Petri dish. Microbiologists have known this for a long
DID YOU KNOW a Uniquely Human Gene May Be Tied to the Origin of Spoken Language
Why do humans speak, when no other species on Earth has developed a spoken language anywhere near as complex? This question has
The Secret Behind the Salamander That Regrows an Entire Limb
Cut off a salamander's leg, and it will grow a new one, perfectly functional, with the right bones, the right muscles, and
This New CRISPR Technique Flips Genes Back On Without Touching DNA
Since its discovery, the CRISPR system has revolutionized biology by offering a relatively simple way to modify the genome. Its basic principle
Understanding Why Humanity Descends From Two Ancestral Populations
For nearly two decades, evolutionary genetics textbooks told a relatively simple story: Homo sapiens emerged in Africa roughly 200,000 to 300,000 years