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22 Jul 2019

Philippe Mauguin at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie for the 2nd World Microbiome Day. © INRA

The 2^nd World Microbiome Day celebrated at the Cité des Sciences

Last June 27^th 2019, on the occasion of the World Microbiome Day, Philippe Sansonetti, Joël Doré and Claude Vincent, in the name of the Microbiome Inter Academic Group (IAG) as well as Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, organised at La Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris, an event delivering an up-to-date vision of the role of the gut microbiome in nutrition and health. On this occasion, a documentary on these bacteria which we host and which are beneficial to our health, entitled “Les fabuleux pouvoirs du ventre’’ was presented en avant-première of its release by the television channel ARTE in the fall.

25 Sep 2018

Aromatic and microbiological signature of natural grasslands © Christophe Maitre

Aromatic and microbiological signature of natural grasslands

Multiple studies carried out at INRA Auvergne Rhône-Alpes have demonstrated that there is such a thing as a “grazing effect” on the sensory properties and quality of milk, cheese, butter and meat. Due to progress in microbiological analysis tools, research now explores the impact of grassland plant diversity on the animal’s microbiota. As it turns out, the link to its area of origin is important for cheese as well!

10 Jul 2017

Reportage vidéo sur les recherches de l'unité Agroécologie sur les légumineuses © Bertrand Nicolas

Legumes: a breeding ground for innovation!

In the Bourgogne Franche-Comté region which benefits from a strong research and partnership dynamic focused on vegetable proteins and how they can be valorised, the Agroecology Joint Research Unit studies legumes and works on new varieties for agroecological cropping systems.

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