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All living cells have a “skeleton” made up of microfilaments and microtubules, which determines cell shape and structure. © INRA, GRANDJEAN Olivier

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24 Jan 2016

The benefits of genome sequencing

Two of the main reasons for sequencing plant and animal genomes are to fight diseases and increase crop and livestock quality. Since the early 2000s, INRA has been at the forefront of such genome sequencing efforts.

One health. © INRA, Véronique Gavala

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24 Jan 2016

One Health: man and animal on the same road to good health

Humans and animals are united in the same battle against an increase in infectious agents and a growing risk of pandemics. INRA’s research into animal health often extends to the realm of human health, and is in line with the “One Health” initiative, as defined in 2008.

Induction of nodular meristem in internal cortical cells. These cells divide to give rise to a mass of cells that actively replicate themselves. Medicago sativa. © INRA, TRUCHET Georges

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23 Jan 2016

Key factors for microorganism-plant symbiosis

On planet Earth, bacteria-legume symbiosis produces as much ammonia as the entire fertilizer industry. In the 2000s, INRA researchers characterised the key factors of this nitrogen-fixing symbiosis. Ten years later, they isolated their equivalents for plant-fungi symbiosis.

Animal feed tables. © INRA

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23 Jan 2016

Animal feed tables

Animal feed tables provide essential information used to calculate rations and assess production levels given an established ration. They have been improved on a regular basis since 1978.

Understanding forest response, imagining the future. © INRA, URFM

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23 Jan 2016

Fifty years of forestry research

With the creation of forestry research stations in the 1960s, INRA combined agronomy and forestry research, an original solution that allowed an integrated approach to environmental research.

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