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2026.08.05
Urinary tract infections are the most common infections in the world. Two bacteria are mainly involved: Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Why is...
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2026.08.04
Some viruses make you age faster. Literally.
Your ID card says how old you are. But your body has its own biological age. And certain viral infections, like...
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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.
Research...
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2026.06.01
Monitoring mosquitoes helps protect human health.
For the past year, the EMa-Tigre project (Emergence of Vector-Borne Diseases Linked to the Tiger Mosquito)...
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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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2026.05.07
Much like humans who can get sick when infected by a virus, bacteria have pathogenic challenges of their own-phages. These are viruses which infect and...
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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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2026.04.24
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...