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Fundamental Research Division
The DRF at the CEA assemble approximately 6,000 scientists since January 2016.
Brain anatomy plays a major role in cognitive control, a key skill in learning and academic success. This finding is the result of research carried out by the Laboratory for the Psychology of Child Development and Education (CNRS/Université Paris Descartes/Université de Caen Basse-Normandie), in collaboration with the NeuroSpin imaging center (CEA).
CEA Researchers from the CEA-IG propose a novel method to clarify enigmatic functions of proteins. This study was published online November 17th in the journal Nature Chemical Biology.
CEA Biologists at the CEA-IRCM have uncovered a protein involved in a central process of reproduction. In collaboration with the Dresden University of Technology, researchers tracked the protein MEIOB, and demonstrated its crucial role in the genetic exchange of species.
A collaboration between the IBS, the EMBL and the ILL reveals the story of the ribosome, one of the essential components for cell survival. The researchers write the chemical scenario of the folding and assembly of this actor who has a complex structure.
An international consortium led by CEA researchers in collaboration with the CNRS, has succeeded in characterizing the structure and function of a protein involved in the production of magnetite nanomagnets in magnetotactic bacteria.
Cancerous cells that are invisible to the immune system? An international collaboration, directed by the ENS-Lyon and involving the CEA-IRCM, has revealed the double role of the TRF2 protein, as well as its association with another protein to participate in blocking the immune system’s ability to fight against the tumor.
A novelty for green chemistry. Researchers from the CEA-IRTSV and the IBS have developed a method of building stable and original metalloenzymes. Ultimately, this work will allow the pharmaceutical industry to propose an alternative to chemical catalysis and biocatalysis, by using more efficient and environmentally friendly processes.
A new “lensless” microscopy technique associated with 3D cell culture was used to study the growth of prostate epithelial cells, and to discriminate healthy cells from cancer cells. This method of observation opens perspectives in the evaluation of anti-cancer treatments.
CEA Teams from the CEA-iBiTec-S and the CEA-Iramis have developed a technique to rapidly make large quantities of probes for xenon MRI. These specific probes are able to target a desired molecule to be observed, such as a protein involved in a particular disease.
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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.