Comparer les comparatismes. Perspectives sur l'histoire et les sciences des religions

Contributions autour des méthodes comparatistes employées en histoire des religions pour rendre compte des croyances et des pratiques religieuses ainsi que des religions dans leur contexte historique et culturel. Etudes qui traitent des rites du polythéisme grec comme des pratiques contemporaines du yoga, en passant par les diverses prétentions universalisantes du monothéisme chrétien.

Aggregating brain cell cultures for neurotoxicological studies.

Because of the limited accessibility of the brain for experimentation, but also for ethical and economical reasons, there is considerable interest in culture models suitable for neurotoxicological research. Although it is generally accepted that in vitro models cannot cover the entire spectrum of brain functions, they have proven to be indispensable for investigations in the life sciences since the early work of Harrison (1). To date, many in vitro models of various complexity are available, ranging from monolayer cultures of immortalized cell lines to organotypic cultures. Each of these culture systems has its particularities, therefore, it is of great importance to select the model that is most appropriate for the question to be solved.