Georges Chapouthier is a biologist, philosopher and Emeritus Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France. His research interests focus on animals and the brain.
Marie-Christine Maurel is a Professor at Sorbonne University and a researcher at the Institut de SystÃ(c)matique, Ãvolution, BiodiversitÃ(c) laboratory at the National Museum of Natural History in France. Her research interests focus on the origins of life, RNA, viroids and molecular archeobiology.