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Why did we choose this subject?

After months of intense brainstorming, we finally decided to work on the conservation of the Lascaux cave. We wanted to choose a project that was personal and original.

The Lascaux cave then imposed itself. It is part of the French heritage, and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.
It has been threatened of destruction since decades now, and organizations from all around the world have gathered to solve the Lascaux cave crisis.
The Lascaux cave is what traces us back to our humanity. The first men lived there and some of the first pieces of art ever were created there.

Combining art and science was an interesting idea, but we wanted a system that could be used in other disciplines as well, like public health. There is always risks of fungal infection in health institutions, where the situation has some similarities with the Lascaux cave (biofilm of bacteria as a nutritive source for fungi). Our solution could be used to solve this problem.