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2022.06.14
Malaria is a disease that continues to cause tremendous suffering and mortality in the tropics. This disease is caused by Plasmodium parasites. The species...
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2022.03.23
In a new study, scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS demonstrate that admixture, a pervasive phenomenon in recent millennia, has enabled human...
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2022.01.18
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health challenge when it comes to tackling infectious diseases. The Institut Pasteur identified antimicrobial...
Document de presse
2021.12.06
In 2019, the WHO positioned chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) third in the global ranking of causes of death. However, some mechanisms of this...
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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2020.05.05
Known to kill bacteria, can antibiotics also interfere with our immune system? Researchers at the Pasteur Institute have discovered that a new molecule, used...
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2020.03.20
The 3D organization of chromosomes plays a role in many biological processes. The ring formed by the cohesin complex is an important regulator of this...
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2021.05.31
Diphtheria is a severe infection caused in humans by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria. If left untreated, it leads to death in 5 to 25...
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2021.06.01
The structure of DNA and chromosomes is a major focus of research, but still holds a number of mysteries. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS...
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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...