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University of Michigan’s research internship program "Optics in the City of Lights" at l’X
University of Michigan’s research internship program "Optics in the City of Lights" at l’X The research internship period of the University of Michigan’s "Optics in the City of Light" program concluded on July 28, 2025, at École Polytechnique. Eight students from eight different American universities participated in the program this year
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Chilean researcher Sergio Rica from partner university PUC visits l’X
Chilean researcher Sergio Rica from partner university PUC visits l’X As part of a joint research project with Christophe Josserand, Deputy Director of the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX) and lecturer at the École Polytechnique and the CNRS, École Polytechnique welcomed a visit from Sergio Rica, a researcher from the
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Special DNA structures regulate genes
Special DNA structures regulate genes Researchers from the Optics and Biosciences Laboratory (LOB*) participated in a study showing that certain three-dimensional structures of DNA, known as G-quadruplexes, play a key role in regulating gene expression in mammals. This work was published
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