International Women's Day
Portrait
2026.03.30
A childhood shaped by science and empathy
Guillemette Masse-Ranson was born in northern France before moving to Greater Paris when she was five. She was...
Vidéo
2026.03.02
Men and women: a question of hormones... and skin.
Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone: these messengers also influence how our skin reacts to disease.
Take...
Vidéo
2026.02.20
Women and men do not have the same immunity.
Molly Ingersoll, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, explains why.
In women, the immune response is faster and...
Vidéo
2026.02.16
“Do you offer practical training courses for biologists on various topics in medical biology?”
This is the question we were asked on the street.
Monica Sala,...
Portrait
2026.02.09
From science fiction to the Institut Pasteur in Paris
At the age of twelve, Molly came across a science fiction novel in which a female scientist was cloned by...
News
2026.02.12
Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes more than a million deaths each year, largely because of complications like cirrhosis and liver cancer. There...
News
2026.01.20
#1- Do people with autism all have the same symptoms?
No. The presentation of autism spectrum disorder is highly variable.
Autism is a neurodevelopmental...
Vidéo
2026.01.12
Did you know that your immune system starts developing before you are even born?
In your body, certain cells called macrophages (literally “big eaters”) work...
News
2025.12.18
Every winter, viruses affect millions of people in France, placing huge pressure on healthcare facilities. Given the diverse nature of these viruses and...
Vidéo
2025.12.01
World AIDS Day: HIV is on the decline. Science, however, never stops.
Today, it is possible to live with HIV: treatments can block the virus until it becomes...