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2026.07.01
This article is part of a series presenting the research projects of the scientists selected in 2025 by the Institut Pasteur to launch their 5-year research...
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2026.06.18
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A particularly sneaky parasite — Plasmodium vivax can lie dormant in the liver for weeks or months before triggering a relapse.
Research...
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2026.06.09
Hidradenitis suppurativa is an extremely painful chronic skin condition experienced by up to 4% of the global population, with women most commonly affected....
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2026.05.26
#1- How many species of ticks are there in the world, and how many in France?
Ticks are arachnids (like spiders or scorpions) belonging to the subclass Acari...
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2026.05.12
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Hantaviruses comprise a large number of viruses whose...
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2026.05.07
Much like humans who can get sick when infected by a virus, bacteria have pathogenic challenges of their own-phages. These are viruses which infect and...
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2026.04.24
Live attenuated vaccines
Principle: a weakened or very similar version of the virus or bacteria is used. This weakened microbe is no longer capable of...
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2026.03.25
Try this mental exercise for a moment: imagine what our world looked like 1.2 billion years ago. At that time, all land masses formed a single continent, the...
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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...
Vidéo
2026.02.20
Women and men do not have the same immunity.
Molly Ingersoll, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, explains why.
In women, the immune response is faster and...