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2016.07.13
Pathogenic bacteria produce a number of molecules that can be recognized by the innate immune system. These molecules associated with pathogens trigger an...
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2016.08.25
The response to infection is highly variable from one individual to another. The Milieu Intérieur consortium, coordinated by Prof. Matthew Albert (...
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2016.12.01
The number of newborns infected with Hepatitis B may be twice as high as HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.
While the risk of mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis...
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2016.12.09
In a study published in PLoS Pathogens, researchers from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with the Institut Armand-Frappier (Canada), identified a novel...
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2016.09.23
Bacteria are under constant attack from viruses known as bacteriophages or phages, recognized as the most abundant organisms on the planet. In response,...
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2016.10.10
By investigating the genome sequence of an international collection of strains of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, two Institut Pasteur scientists, Sylvain...
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2016.10.17
How is it that embryonic stem cells are able to divide over and over again without ever losing their identity? Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have...
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2016.10.18
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with the Institut Gustave-Roussy, have identified two bacterial species naturally present in the body,...
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2016.11.08
An international coalition of scientists* involving teams from the Institut Pasteur, has revealed that adaptive mutations to the Ebola virus occurred during...
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2016.11.10
The mosquito-borne disease chikungunya seems to spread from infections centered in and around the home, with women much more likely to become infected. This...