The expressions “biological replicate” and “technical replicate” are ubiquitous in biology, but they are surprisingly recent. At first glance, the adjectives suggest that one can understand these notions in terms of a distinction between biological variation and technological variations. This however becomes problematic as soon as biological systems are used as instruments.

The mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) refers to an alteration of the permeability of the inner mitochondrial membrane and was characterized for the first time in 1979.

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Since the beginning of the 1990s, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) has become an important technique in cognitive neuroscience. An MRI scanner can acquire low-definition pictures of the human brain in only 2s, and this is repeatedly done for the whole duration of a certain cognitive task, e.g. recognizing the emotions expressed by human faces that are shown on a screen.

The Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) was created in 1994 by the Telethon Foundation to promote the advancement of research aimed at the diagnosis, prevention and cure of human genetic diseases.