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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...
Vidéo
2026.02.02
What if our immune system held the key to healing the brain?
For a long time, it was thought that the brain and the immune system were completely unrelated....
News
2026.01.15
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects nearly 125 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. While red...
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
2025.11.17
Scientists from Chimie ParisTech – PSL and the Institut Pasteur (Université Paris Cité) have published a discovery in the Journal of the American Chemical...
Vidéo
2025.11.12
Invisible to the naked eye... and yet, this tiny organism is your closest cousin!
Choanoflagellates are marine microorganisms that often live alone... but...
News
2025.10.15
In 1965, Jacques Monod, Jeffries Wyman and Jean-Pierre Changeux published an article(1) that would transform molecular biology. It described their discovery...
Portrait
2025.09.04
Exploring ecosystems with the family motorhome
Sebastian grew up in southern Germany. His parents were both teachers – his father taught biology and his...
Vidéo
2025.08.28
Two smells, one molecule. It's just reversed!
Jeanne Fenouil, science writer at the Institut Pasteur, explains how a simple reversal can change everything....
News
2025.07.22
On June 12-13, 2025, the Institut Pasteur hosted the first international conference on the risks and challenges associated with the creation of what are...