Author: Sophie Laurent

Catalin Cariko: Does this name mean anything to you? We owe this Hungarian biochemist the mRNA vaccines used against Covid-19. But who knows? Our societies have never ceased to deny the contribution of women to great discoveries. For example, astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell discovered the first pulsar (a stellar source of magnetic radiation), but it was her thesis supervisor, Anthony Hewish, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for it! Even today, women struggle to find their way into the world of science. Only 28% of engineering students are students (according to the latest data from the Inequality Monitor). This number is…

Although demand has not yet reached a pre-pandemic level, Quebecers are gradually beginning to reconnect with their usual sun destinations, in the midst of the fourth wave of COVID-19. “We have about 55% of the bookings we had for the winter 2018-2019. It’s not huge, but it’s a lot more than the 20% we got last year,” says Melanie Guillemet, owner of Aqua Terra Levis. At Club Voyages Beauport, we talk more about an “interesting” turnover of 65% compared to the same period, before the pandemic. And that, even if prices have risen significantly in recent months. “That’s good enough,…

The new Society of Friends of the Earth and Climate Sciences in Pic-Saint-Loup (ASTEC-PSL), of which Jean-Louis Velos was the founding president, had its stand last Saturday on the traditional day of the societies. festival every yearLeaflets and pamphlets were distributed to inform the public about the events and activities not only for fun but also educational intended to be organized: conferences on topics of regional interest related to climate and earth sciences (Mediterranean seminars, impact of climate change on agriculture, wind energy, etc. ), artistic performances that raise problems related to the environment, exhibitions accessible to as many people…

What would happen if a magnetic storm suddenly cut off the Internet? A scientist from the University of California, Irvine, P.Re Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi believes that a violent solar storm could take large sections of the web offline for weeks or even months. His research was submitted a few weeks ago During the SIGCOMM 2021 conference that brings together professionals in computer networking and data transmission. This information about a potential “internet disaster” was rarely reported or commented on in Quebec. Solar flares are a sudden and massive release of energy on the surface of the Sun. It causes winds…

– Was the comic strip for you work to do? After studying graphic design which should have led me to comics, I preferred to focus on drawing and illustration, because, in any case, it is the thing that has always pleased me since I was old enough to do anything. After a few years on a series of varied and varied “tasks”, from costume design to drawn “shows” in nightclubs, etc. and to the best of them, I ended up experimenting with comics, a field that combines drawing with limitations, invention and storytelling, all That’s from a popular perspective. Together…

There are several ways to write a campaign report. Let me go there and talk about every chef’s fatal mistake. Justin Trudeau The fatal mistake was to call these elections. Simply. During the weeks, he had to multiply the reasons to justify it, without convincing. Then he turned his campaign into a business of demonizing conservatives. As usual. In addition to carrying out campaigns in the areas of regional jurisdiction. Without the anti-vaccine activists who stepped up his campaign by harassing him, he would have risked a stampede. Erin O’Toole The man is not without merit, but he seems unable…

primary In patients with precancerous polyps, researchers found a high concentration of B. It is a special strain of this common bacteria that is involved in the inflammation of polyps, and thus in the emergence of colon cancer. Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in men after lung and prostate cancer, a tumor that arises from the cells that line the inner lining of the colon and rectum. according to public health FranceThere were 43,336 new cases and 17,117 deaths from colorectal cancer in France in 2018. Rarely before the age of 50, colorectal cancer can…

Because of the pandemic and the necessary stimulus, the parties vying to form the next government are common spenders, which will lead to large deficits in the coming years, regardless of which party is elected. University of Sherbrooke professor Luke Goodbot and colleagues in the Research Chair in Taxation and Public Finance, which he holds, analyzed the parties’ financial frameworks. The financial framework is the planning of income and expenditures that makes it possible to see how the parties plan to finance their promises, with supporting figures. “What we are seeing is that all sides are saying they are going…

The $375 million expansion and redevelopment of the operating room and endoscopy unit at Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis is entering the planning stage. Work is expected to start in the winter of 2024. The new building will be ready from 2027. This project, announced in 2018, will be implemented primarily by the Ministry of Health and Social Services and will be supported by the Fondation Hôtel-Dieu de Levres in the amount of $13.4 million . “Infrastructure investment helps attract and retain employees. For me, it is important to be able to do both at the same time,” Christian Dube, the Minister…

While watching the BBC’s report on bees in 2019, Judith Davis recalled the existence of a letter Einstein sent to her late husband, Glenn. In the 1940s, the latter was interested in the research of behaviorist Carl von Frisch on the ability of bees to direct thanks to the polarization of light from the sky. Einstein tells in this short letter that he was familiar with the work of Carl von Frisch. Above all, he says he believes that analyzing the perceptions of animals can allow an understanding of physical processes that are not yet known. He cites an examination…