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News
2026.05.05
In the twenty years since the tiger mosquito was first reported in mainland France in 2004, it has conquered four-fifths of the country. How has it been able...
News
2026.03.12
Since its emergence, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has not stopped evolving. Each new variant accumulates mutations in its spike protein, the 'key' enabling it to...
News
2025.10.15
In 1965, Jacques Monod, Jeffries Wyman and Jean-Pierre Changeux published an article(1) that would transform molecular biology. It described their discovery...
News
2025.10.03
According to Santé publique France, suspected cases of COVID increased by 37% in adults during the week of September 15-21, 2025 in mainland France, down...
News
2025.08.27
First gene therapy trial in France to treat childhood deafness
The Audiogene trial aims to correct the deficiency in a gene responsible for congenital...
Vidéo
2025.07.07
A race against time... to stay ahead of epidemics!
Chloé Baum, an engineer at the Institut Pasteur, shows us how hand-held technology can identify viruses like...
Vidéo
2025.06.30
What if the great pandemics could die out naturally?
That's what Javier Pizarro-Cerda, head of the Yersinia unit at the Institut Pasteur, has been studying by...
News
2025.05.21
Bacteria first emerged on Earth 3.5 to 4 billion years ago, quickly developing adaptation mechanisms allowing them to survive in the changing and sometimes...
News
2025.04.22
In early April 2025, a case of mpox was reported in the United Kingdom – and the patient had not been to Africa or come into contact with other infected...
Portrait
2024.11.18
From university studies to field research into gibbon behavior and a stint at the prestigious University of Cambridge, Morgane has continued to be driven by a...