Contribution to Raymond Piccoli’s opinion piece The initiative taken by EUROPEAN SCIENTIST to carry out a “European Tour” of research funding is timely. It could contribute to better understanding
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There is now scientific consensus that pesticides cause cancer among farmers. This conclusion has been confirmed by the courts insofar as one type of cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, has been classified
Researchers are still largely in the dark in their search for the causes and triggers of the dreaded Alzheimer’s dementia. They swing between various hypotheses. Recently, for example, there has
The European Food Safety Authority, although funded by the European Union, operates independently of legislative and executive institutions (Commission, Council, Parliament) and EU Member States. It performs risk assessments that
It’s been a strange summer for wheat. If there is one cereal that has got people talking recently, it is the illustrious descendent of triticale: alternately victim of drought, then
The recent presentation of the French government’s anti-pollution plan was an opportunity for many in the media to remind us of a significant figure: air pollution from fine particles is
Current developments The rise of religious fundamentalism springing from traditional religions is increasingly reflected in neglect of medical treatment, although this is not general in monotheistic religions. In Protestant fundamentalism
Overnight from 3rd to 4th July 2018, the two new laws proposed by the French government to tackle Fake News were adopted by the National Assembly. This nocturnal discussion, during
In recent years, researchers have pointed to the potential retinotoxicity of blue light emitted by white LEDs at lighting levels classed as “domestic”, which has raised a great deal of
For over 15 years now, Europe’s energy policy has focused mainly on the development of renewable, wind and solar photovoltaic electricity, with substantial subsidies paid by consumers. More and more