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[Scientific news IRD] Buruli ulcer is a serious skin disease caused by a bacterium from the same family as those that cause leprosy and tuberculosis. It is particularly prevalent in Africa, but also in South America, where the pathogen has … Continued

On March 13th, 2014, Annaïg Le Guen became executive director of the Laboratoire of excellence CEBA, after becoming director of the CNRS Guyane on March 1st. The CNRS Guyane coordinates the CEBA. After working in the private sector, Annaïg Le … Continued

Summarize your doctoral or post-doctoral studies in five minutes: the CEBA launched this challenge during the last annual meeting on October 2013. The aim? Highlight the works of these young researchers and give the members of the CEBA an overview … Continued

The Nouragues annual call for proposals is aimed at facilitating access to the Nouragues station for scientists of all research fields. Graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and established scientists may apply. Submitted proposals will be evaluated by a Science Advisory Board … Continued

Why would there be more species in the tropics? A recent study published on January 28, 2014 in the scientific review PLOS Biology analyzes the existing mammal species and reveals a double mechanism: the speed with which mammals are created … Continued

Within the CEBA, ongoing research aims at making available for researchers a set of mathematical and computing tools in order to facilitate the treatment of biological data. A working group in mathematics and informatics applied to biodiversity (MIAB) was set … Continued

A non-permanent position as Team leader in population genetics and genomics is open at INRA within the Ecofog (“Ecology of Forests of the Guianas”) Research Unit, one of the eleven research teams of the Center for the study of biodiversity … Continued

[Source CNRS Guyane] The French minister of Research and higher education, Geneviève Fioraso, came to French Guiana on December 13 and 14, 2013, along with the official visit of the president of the French Republic, François Hollande. On this occasion, … Continued

[Source: Kwata and Institut Pasteur de la Guyane] A new species of tapir was discovered in the Brazilian Amazon: Tapirus kabomani represents the first species of Perissodactyla described in the last 100 years. This work was carried out by a … Continued

On November 23rd, 2013, the CEBA adopted an agreement for sharing scientific data, applied to all members of the research network. This agreement is the result of a discussion that started a few months earlier, about scientific data sharing and … Continued