Covid-19: Frontline research

Masks are now part of our daily lives. But do they really work? What is the most effective material for stopping infectious droplets? At the Ecole Polytechnique in Saclay, the research team led by Christophe Josserand, specialised in flow physics on surfaces, is currently conducting experiments to better define the effectiveness of different types of masks used as barriers against Covid-19. Using the strioscopy technique, a high-speed camera records the flow of droplets produced by…

There is a branch of mathematics capable of modelling epidemics: finding the point of origin, studying the spread according to the characteristics of the virus, but also thinking of ways to limit the spread in very specific situations. For instance, mathematicians are working on models to adapt a school's timetable, optimise the layout of hospital beds and even study the places most affected by contamination. More importantly, the study of epidemics could create new ways for mathematicians to…

How does the SARS-CoV-2 virus infect our cells? Can its complex replication mechanism be stopped? A team from the Architecture and Function of Biological Macromolecules laboratory in Marseille is focusing on this fundamental long-term research work, which is essential to gaining better knowledge of the coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease before it can be stopped.

Scientists have developed an easy and cheap solution to Covid-19 testing. The saliva-based test EasyCov can be done anywhere, and provides accurate results in under an hour.

While the Covid-19 pandemic affects the entire planet, a French team of scientists from the International Centre for Infectiology Research in Lyon (CIRI) is attempting to develop a drug based on existing molecules. How to find an effective cure for SARS-CoV-2 in record time? A race against the clock that is happening in vitro, in vivo and even... in silico.

A l'occasion de sa deuxième participation à VivaTech, le rendez-vous européen consacré à l'innovation technologique, le CNRS présente un échantillon de son savoir-faire dans la deeptech à travers différentes start-up issues de ses laboratoires. Les nouvelles technologies rendent plus performantes les thérapies actuelles. Elles préviennent les complications, réduisent les risques et régénèrent les tissus. Healshape propose la première bioprothèse mammaire personnalisée…

A pandemic is a complex phenomenon, an invariant for humans in their environment. In fact, from the Neolithic era to the present day, from the cattle plague to Sars-Cov-2, the emergence of new infectious diseases is often the result of changes that humans force on their environment. The emergence of a global health crisis in 2020 is a real warning sign on the uses of life. In this documentary, discover how biologists, anthropologists, mathematicians and historians can help us learn…