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2022.03.22
In view of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Institut Pasteur is providing funding to host Ukrainian scientists in its research laboratories.
The Institut...
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2022.03.07
A study demonstrates the learning and attention capacity of Drosophila, paving the way for a potential model for cognitive science research.
Drosophila are...
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2021.12.07
To escape predators or to acquire rewards, animals need to anticipate movements. How does the brain accomplish this task? Scientists at the Institut Pasteur...
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2021.10.11
In a new study published in EMBO Journal on October 2, 2021, scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS, Université de Paris, the Vaccine Research...
Document de presse
2021.10.26
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily targets the respiratory tract, but its ability to infect cells of the nervous system has...
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2021.10.18
Among the characteristics defining our constituent organs are their different rigidities. Changes in these physical properties occur during tumor development....
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2021.09.30
On rare occasions in mainland France, a bite or scratch by a bat can transmit a virus capable of causing rabies, as was the case for a patient in 2019. Experts...
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2021.07.21
Over the last few decades, neurodegenerative diseases became one of the top 10 global causes of death. Researchers worldwide are making a strong effort to...
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2021.05.20
Rabies is still responsible for approximately 60,000 deaths in humans each year. The bat-borne virus EBL1a, related to rabies, rarely affects humans, but a...
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2021.05.21
Dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is one of the most common forms of mitochondrial disease. It can be caused by genetic mutations in OPA1 resulting in mitochondrial...