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2019.10.02
There is currently no vaccine for the Lassa arenavirus, which causes Lassa fever. This hemorrhagic fever, endemic in West Africa, infects up to 300,000 people...
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2019.09.26
A series of human genome-wide studies have revealed a strong correlation between a chromosomal locus and the risk of developing tobacco dependence. One...
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2019.01.24
Can we slow down the aging process and rejuvenate an aged brain? Can we repair a brain that has been damaged by neurodegenerative disease? Neuroscience...
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2018.10.04
Close to 70 different nationalities work alongside each other on the Institut Pasteur's Paris campus, and Anna-Bella has come all the way from Tahiti. She was...
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2018.08.06
Bacteria can be found everywhere on Earth – our bodies for instance are made up of as many bacteria as human cells – and yet these microorganisms, measuring...
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2019.09.06
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur are investigating CyaA, one of the major toxins of Bordetella pertussis. This bacterium is responsible for whooping cough...
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2019.07.11
The Institut Pasteur is at the forefront of computational biology research. Scientists in the Evolutionary Bioinformatics Unit (part of Institut Pasteur and...
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2019.07.23
Extremophiles are organisms that have evolved to thrive under extremely harsh environmental conditions. Scientists have always been mystified by how these...
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2019.07.08
Microorganisms are constantly challenged by a variety of environmental stresses. In many bacteria, the stressosome, a key inducer of the stress response is a...
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2019.07.11
Discovery of a cellular mechanism involved in abnormal placental development during some high-risk pregnancies.
High-risk pregnancies occur frequently and may...