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2020.03.27
Replicative DNA polymerases have evolved the ability to copy the genome with high processivity and fidelity. In Eukarya and Archaea, their processivity is...
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2021.04.26
Preventive vaccination is a powerful tool in controlling viral outbreaks. It is important that any side effects associated with the use of vaccines are as mild...
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2021.03.23
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is capable of infecting some species, while others are naturally resistant to it. This determines the "host...
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2021.03.26
The B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants of SARS-CoV-2 were first detected in the UK and South Africa respectively, and have since spread to many other countries....
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2021.03.08
Tuberculosis is one of the most deadly infectious diseases in the world, and it is the most deadly disease in Europe's history. It is generally caused by the...
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2020.12.02
Before the vaccine era, diphtheria was the most deadly respiratory infection in young children. There are still outbreaks of diphtheria in some world regions...
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2020.11.26
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, involves genetic and environmental factors. A genomic analysis can identify gene variants whose pathogenicity...
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2020.11.20
What factors facilitate the emergence of a previously unknown virus in the human population? Scientists from the CNRS, the Institut Pasteur and the IRD, in...
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2020.12.03
Understanding the replication mechanisms of HIV in the body is vital for the development of more targeted treatments. Research into macrophages is particularly...
Document de presse
2020.11.03
Simply comparing the total number of deaths across countries may provide a misleading representation of the underlying level of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the...