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2023.11.16
Antibiotics are drugs used to fight infections caused by bacteria. They have saved and continue to save millions of lives every year, but their effectiveness...
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2023.11.15
"We are here to pay tribute to this major figure in Pasteurian research and French medical history [Dr. Jacques Joseph Grancher]," said Institut Pasteur...
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2023.10.02
Javier Pizarro-Cerda's upbringing gave him curiosity, an interest in biology and science, as well as a lifelong passion for music! After his studies in Costa...
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2023.10.06
Diphtheria, a disease that in the past was often fatal, continues to be closely monitored even as widespread vaccination programs are in place. Although...
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2023.10.02
Malaria is the most deadly vector-borne disease in the world, claiming more than 600,000 lives each year. Vector-borne diseases are caused by an infectious...
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2023.09.11
Food safety is a major concern in our society, requiring constant attention and research efforts to counter the associated microbiological risks. The...
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2023.08.23
By mid-August 2023, WHO figures showed that more than 769 million people worldwide had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, leading to over 7 million deaths. The...
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2023.06.16
In January 2018, Institut Pasteur adopted a new strategic plan for 2019-2023, to boost basic research and increase its impact on human health, with...
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2023.06.21
Parasites in the genus Plasmodium are responsible for malaria. They infect humans via mosquitoes that have themselves been infected. Once the parasite has...
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2023.05.24
Legionella pneumophila is found in natural freshwater environments from which they can contaminate man-made water systems such as air-conditioning systems....