Brewing Medicines
Thanks to genomics and bioinformatics, we brought together about thirty enzymes from a wide variety of different organisms, creating antican
“Several Models Exist to Describe the Primordial Universe”
Shaking the world of cosmology is a debate between the proponents of cosmic inflation, in the large majority, and a handful of physicists th
Thinking Differently About Innovation
Thinking of innovation through the prism of design is not just a theoretical challenge, it is a practical one too. It raises the awareness o
When Reality Catches up with Fiction
“Do Detectives Know About These Advances in Image Processing?” The reader can see some of the extraordinary advances in image processing, so
Fighting Alzheimer’s with Gene Therapy
Disturbance in the brain’s cholesterol metabolism is one of the factors responsible for Alzheimer’s disease. The gene therapy that we have d
How the Brain Controls our Desire to Eat
“Destroying neurons in the zona incerta leads to weight reduction”. The aim of this chronicle is not to propose solutions for losing weight
The Uncertain Future of the Antarctic
A numerical model quantifies the health of floating ice-shelves along the Antarctic. Several scenarios are being envisaged; the Antarctic co
Juggling Notation
Plenty of questions quickly become exercises in mathematics. Is the pattern 53445 feasible? How can you combine two patterns? This last ques
Difficult Truth in the Post-Truth Era
[ C H R O N I C L E ] There is probably no more pressing question for scientists than the question of truth. All scientists...
Ulugh Beg, Prince of Stars
Who is Ulugh Beg? A prince, since he governed a province in the central Asian empire built by his grandfather Tamerlan. Above all, he was a
