  The search for the giant pairing vibration (GPV) has a long standing history
since the 1970's when it was predicted. First experimental measurements focused
on (p,t) transfer reactions in the heavy nuclei and did not show convincing
evidence. The discovery of a signal compatible with the GPV in the light carbon
isotopes has renewed the interest for the GPV. It triggered new theoretical
models showing that the GPV in the heavy nuclei might be too wide or too melted
to be observed and triggered new experiments with radioactive probes based on
($^{6}$He,$^{4}$He) transfer.
