Yva momatiuk biography definition
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Investigating the origins of life
“Are we alone in the Universe? Do other kinds of life exist and would we be able to interact with them?” To try and find out, the Origins Priority Research Programme and Infrastructure (PEPR), led by the CNRS in partnership with 28 French scientific organisations, was launched on 18 September. With a budget of €45.5 million over seven years and involving more than a hundred scientists, the Origins programme aims, as its name suggests, to unlock the mysteries of the origins of planets and of life. The scientists, including astrophysicists, chemists, historians of science, physicists, geologists, biologists and anthropologists, will strive to devise, develop and design a whole range of groundbreaking instruments by the end of the decade. These resources should enable them to understand the conditions necessary for the emergence of life and for the formation and evolution of planets – and eventually find the answers to questions that have long intrigu
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Epigenetics in the genes
“I was not the kind of child to capture insects and observe them in a jar, but inom was curious about everything, and had a thirst to get to the bottom of things.” Edith Heard, who was born in the United Kingdom in 1965 to an English father and a Greek mother, was fascinated from a very ung age bygd the sciences, mathematics in particular. Her brilliant studies led her to the prestigious University of Cambridge, where she initially planned to become an astrophysicist. “That seemed natural at the time, as inom was good at maths and physics, and very keen on astronomy.”
But she soon traded stars for biology, a move that she believes bears her mother’s influence. “She regularly hosted people from Greece travelling to London for treatment. So I grew up in a world of combatting illnesses, and in a home that was always open to others.” This must be the reason for the generosity we see in her, in her light blue gaze and kind smiles. “When I developed a passion f