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2026.05.11
Borneo, aged 16 – a genetics class that changed everything
The story begins in Pontianak, an Indonesian city on the island of Borneo, with a biology class that...
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...
Portrait
2025.10.10
Sarah Merkling had never dreamed of becoming a scientist – until the day when, as a young student, she was blown away by a biology class about genetics....
Vidéo
2025.09.01
Tiger mosquito mission activated!
Rachel Bellonne, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, is heading into the field with her team to track down one of France's...
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...
News
2025.07.11
Article updated on June 1, 2026
Of the multiple mosquito species encountered globally, some act as vectors transmitting infectious diseases to humans...
Vidéo
2025.05.20
Why do mosquito bites itch so much?
Jeanne Fenouil, science writer at the Institut Pasteur, explains all about these fearsome little insects.
During...
News
2024.07.02
Climate change, globalization and the movement of people and animals are increasing the risk of these so-called "vector-borne" diseases, which are usually...
News
2022.07.11
In particular, the year 2021 was again marked by the COVID-19 epidemic. Over the years 2020 and 2021, this represents more than 200 scientific publications...