bioinnovations

For a very long time we have considered plant life as a form of life inferior between the mineral and the animal, that of a vegetative state precisely. Plants were the Lumpenproletariat of life, those that organize the interface between the organic and the inorganic, but whose existence would reflect their function of intermediation:

Biotechnology is on the rise and now represents a major economic and societal challenge. However, far from science fiction stories and faced with a succession of "feats", they are still poorly understood and raise many questions. The fact remains that the top start has been made and that we will have to fasten our seatbelts.

Modified mosquitoes, transformations of living things, genetic manipulation... Advances in biotechnology give us a feeling of omnipotence. And it is nature that pays the price. Isn't it time to ask the right questions? Threats to ecosystems and the climate are forcing us to change course.

Trouver des parades à la mouche du brou qui attaque les noyers en Dordogne, ou contre le chancre coloré qui ravage les platanes du Canal du midi… Les agroentreprises et instituts techniques se tournent de plus en plus vers des solutions biologiques : parasites, produits naturels, pièges hormonaux… Avec succès