This project, led by Harilanto Razafindrazaka (PhD, CR CNRS), follows a tradition of the laboratory which is the study of the genetic diversity of the populations of the Indian Ocean including the Comoros and Madagascar.
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One of the specificities of our species is its great cultural diversity which, in the same way as genes, is transmitted from generation to generation, which raises the question: how do cultural differences between human populations interact with their biological diversity and vice versa?
Given its medical implications, which will be seen elsewhere, and in the light of high-throughput genomic sequencing, this project proposes an expert re-reading of the molecular genetics of immunogenic polymorphisms (erythrocyte blood group systems and systems involved in the immune response) with a view to contributing both to the understanding of the history and evolution of modern humans and to the evolutionary history of these genes in order to outline their phylogeny.
Human beings and microbes have a permanent and double-edged relationship. In the intestinal flora they complement each other and in some cases these microorganisms cause infectious diseases in humans.
Pharmaceutical law is undoubtedly one of the specialties of the "Health Law" axis that best ensures the team's visibility. This field of research is, from a legal point of view, poorly exploited in France.
Hospital law can be described as the second marker of the team's disciplinary visibility. The books and manuals on this subject have been particularly praised. In recent years, hospital law has given rise to reflections on the organization of the health care system, on financing mechanisms and on liability. In the last few months, the subject has been in full mutation and the team has been able to take advantage of it to propose innovative publications.
Traditional medicine is probably the most surprising object of study. In the West, work on it is, to say the least, scarce. This lack of research does not mean that traditional medicine is not of interest to the researcher or the professional. The emergence of new medical techniques and the demands for a more alternative medicine have raised many legal questions.
The problem of violence in all its forms (physical, psychological, verbal, symbolic) has been the subject of a galloping inflation of legislation in France and abroad, the aim of which is to ensure better protection for victims, with diversified responses.