Omar Radda (Yann Caradec, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Omar Radda (Yann Caradec, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Omar Raddad : The track voluntarily discarded

Is the greatest judicial scandal of the 20ᵉ century on its way to being solved? That is what the lawyers of the Moroccan gardener want, as they point to new DNA traces and a mysteriously abandoned investigation. “We have the names, what are we waiting for to compare the DNA, asks former magistrate Georges Fenech. We can’t leave it at that”.

The Gila monster, a North American lizard whose venom component can treat diabetes (Piaxabay)

The Gila monster, a North American lizard whose venom component can treat diabetes (Piaxabay)

These venomous animals that wish us well

The venom of snakes, scorpions, sea anemones, marine cones, hymenopteran insects (bees, hornets, etc.), amphibians (frogs), etc. contains a treasure trove of molecules with therapeutic potential. Jean-Marc Sabatier, director of research at the CNRS at the Institute of Neuro-Physiopathology (INP) of the University of Aix-Marseille, has made this his specialty.