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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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2026.07.01
This article is part of a series presenting the research projects of the scientists selected in 2025 by the Institut Pasteur to launch their 5-year research...
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2026.06.29
#1-What is defined as ultra-processed food?
We should start by making the important distinction that not all industrially produced foods are ultra-processed...
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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.
Research...
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2026.05.26
#1- How many species of ticks are there in the world, and how many in France?
Ticks are arachnids (like spiders or scorpions) belonging to the subclass Acari...
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2026.05.12
This article is part of a series presenting the research projects of the scientists selected in 2025 by the Institut Pasteur to launch their 5-year research...
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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.
Toutes les huit...
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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...
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...