The work of Professor Simon Galas in the spotlight

In 2020, Simon Galas, Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy and researcher at the Max Mousseron Biomolecules Institute, and his team reported that a species of tardigrade was able to synthesize a particular extracellular structure, which protects it from desiccation. The article, published in Scientific Reports in March 2020, is one of the journal's most widely read papers (45th). Read the article:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61165-1

In 2021, Simon Galas is interviewed by The Guardian newspaper, which introduces us to the fascinating world of tardigrades: Tardigrades: nature's great survivors | Science | The Guardian.