Population genetics
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2026.07.21
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Within a single bacterial species, strains can differ considerably in terms of antibiotic resistance, virulence, and the ability...
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2026.07.21
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Within our bodies are cells of a very special kind: stem cells. Capable of dividing to produce other stem cells, they can also...
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2026.06.19
Updated on July 17, 2026Two months after the official declaration of the outbreak, the situation has worsened considerably. As of July 15, 2026, the WHO has...
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2026.06.18
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A particularly sneaky parasite — Plasmodium vivax can lie dormant in the liver for weeks or months before triggering a relapse.
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2026.06.09
Hidradenitis suppurativa is an extremely painful chronic skin condition experienced by up to 4% of the global population, with women most commonly affected....
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2026.05.11
Borneo, aged 16 – a genetics class that changed everything
The story begins in Pontianak, an Indonesian city on the island of Borneo, with a biology class that...
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2026.04.27
Read below the op-ed (in French) published in the French newspaper Le Parisien on April 26, 2026, on the occasion of World Vaccination Week.
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2026.04.24
Live attenuated vaccines
Principle: a weakened or very similar version of the virus or bacteria is used. This weakened microbe is no longer capable of...
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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...
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2026.05.05
In the twenty years since the tiger mosquito was first reported in mainland France in 2004, it has conquered four-fifths of the country. How has it been able...