Modern Molecular Physiology: From Gene to Whole Plant
B&PMP is participating every year in the ‘Fête de la Science’ national. The aim is to open the doors of the research institutions to welcome the public interested in learning more about research in France. Together with another research unit (UMR LEPSE), B&PMP welcomes during one day about 50 pre-graduate students to explain them the objectives and activities associated to our scientific projects. We show them how a set of complementary technologies is used into a coherent approach to clone a gene, discover the function of the protein it encodes, locate its expression in the plant, determine the conditions of this expression, and finally characterize the resulting physiological function and phenotype for the plant. On this occasion the students participate in seven workshops presented by the scientists and technician of both B&PMP and LEPSE.
How to feed 9 billions people by 2050
(7 october 2017) https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/decouvrir/tele-cinema/sur-les-routes-de-la-science-au-vietnam-un-diner-aux-insectes-presque-parfait_112213
Because of global changes and increase in world population, nearly 9 billions people by 2050, agriculture is facing challenges for producing sufficient amounts of good quality food. Drought, soil salinization, flooding, pathogen attacks … are among the most serious threats. What are the major research directions in agronomy to face these challenges? Developing crop root systems with a higher capacity for reaching water in the ground floor, or manipulating stress tolerance genes in crops, are examples among other. In this panel discussion, chaired by Doan Trung Luu (Researcher associate B&PMP), scientists were invited to popularize their research:
– Dr Philippe Nacry (B&PMP), member of the scientific committee of INRA, is an expert in plant biotechnology.
– Dr Nicolas Condom, CEO of Ecofilae, a consulting company, is promoting water reuse.
– and Dr Stéphane Person, Frorest Goods Growing, is promoting insects as sources of proteins.