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17 Jan 2017
Researchers from INRA working with CNRS1 used metagenomic screening to reveal fibrolytic potential in the ileum section of the small intestine. The results, published in Scientific Reports on 16 January 2017, shed new light on the function of fibre digestion and its impact on human health.
04 Jan 2017
INRA scientists*, working in collaboration with their colleagues from Ghent University (Belgium) have revealed for the first time that certain bacteria in the lungs may be associated with beneficial or harmful effects on asthma.
05 Oct 2016
The natural presence of fatty acids in the human body leads to increased resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to a class of antimicrobials that target bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis. This discovery, based on research by INRA scientists in collaboration with INSERM, Hôpital Cochin APHP, the Université Paris Descartes, Institut Pasteur and CNRS scientists, is reported in an article in Nature Communications1 (5 October 2016).
28 Jul 2016
Initial findings from a research project* coordinated by INRA show that in animals, chronic exposure of pregnant mothers to exhaust from diesel engines fitted with a particulate filter (such as those in cars sold in Europe) lead to deleterious effects on the growth and metabolism of first- and second-generation foetuses. Scientists also have evidence, for the first time ever, that nanoparticles from inhaled diesel exhaust can cross the placenta and reach foetal blood.
22 Jul 2016
The work of a team of research scientists from INRA and INSERM reveals that endocannabinoid-mediated plasticity in the nucleus accumbens forms the neurobiological substrate for anxiety. It is the subject of an article published on 21 July in Cell Reports.
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