genetic variations
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2021.12.17
Six young graduates from the Pasteur Network members, outside of the Institut Pasteur, were honored at the Institut Pasteur's PhD Graduation Ceremony on...
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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...
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2021.11.30
During infection, the pathogenic bacterium interacts closely with the bacteria in the gut. They may have to share resources, thereby limiting infection with...
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2021.11.24
Homologous recombination is one of the major pathways for repairing broken DNA. A study by scientists from the Institut Pasteur and ENS Lyon shows how a...
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2021.11.17
The Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus causes skin cancers, especially in immunocompromised people. A recent study offers new modellings of one of the virus’ a...
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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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2021.07.27
The National Library of France (BnF) awarded the two Prix Pasteur Vallery-Radot 2021 to Jérôme Gros and Etienne Patin, researchers at the Institut Pasteur....
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2020.04.28
Following the emergence of COVID-19 disease in Wuhan in December 2019, syndromic surveillance was implemented in France from January 10, 2020. Two weeks later...
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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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2021.05.21
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...