Evolution
News
2025.07.10
Update on chikungunya in mainland France in summer 2025
Several locally acquired cases of chikungunya have been detected in mainland France since the...
Vidéo
2025.06.25
The immune system doesn't just defend us: it regulates our metabolism, influences our behavior, helps repair tissue... and even plays a role during pregnancy....
Document de presse
2025.05.29
Leprosy existed in America long before the arrival of Europeans: a new study reveals the history of a neglected pathogen.
Long considered a disease brought to...
Document de presse
2025.05.29
Scientists at the Institut Pasteur and McMaster University have discovered that the evolution of a gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia...
News
2025.05.21
Bacteria first emerged on Earth 3.5 to 4 billion years ago, quickly developing adaptation mechanisms allowing them to survive in the changing and sometimes...
News
2025.07.07
Simonetta Gribaldo and her Human-Archaea project
Simonetta Gribaldo, a specialist in the evolution and diversity of microorganisms at the Institut Pasteur,...
News
2025.03.05
Transfers of DNA molecules from one species to another occur relatively frequently on an evolutionary scale, but DNA transfer can also occur in other...
Vidéo
2024.11.05
The Institut Pasteur uses artificial intelligence to transform the observation of cells infected with SARS-CoV-2. Using holotomography microscopy, we obtain...
News
2024.07.11
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease transmitted by animals (a zoonosis). It is present worldwide, especially in tropical regions. The recent re-emergence of...
Report
2024.06.27
Adaptation is a universal phenomenon. It occurs whenever anything exceeds its natural limit – examples include microbial resistance, scientific innovation and...