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Document de presse | 2025.10.24
Study suggests two unsuspected pathogens struck Napoleon's army during the retreat from Russia in 1812
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have genetically analyzed the remains of former soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812. They detected two pathogens, those responsible for paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever, which correlate with the symptoms described in historical accounts. The study is published in the journal Current Biology on October 24, 2025.The famous Russian campaign led...
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Vidéo | 2025.10.27
Fighting sleeping sickness
What if we could stop a disease before it affected humans?That is the aim of the Sherlock project, an RNA test capable of detecting sleeping sickness in livestock.In Africa, this test not only monitors the circulation of the parasite, but also prevents transmission to humans. This groundbreaking innovation is the result of international collaboration between Brice Rotureau's teams, the IRD, and...
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Article | 2016.11.17
The Scientific Council: missions and composition
The Institut Pasteur’s Scientific Council issues an opinion on all issues of scientific policy, organization, and research and teaching program. It must be consulted on the creation, abolition and consolidation of research and teaching structures. It meets at least twice a semester.
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Vidéo | 2025.11.03
Pregnancy: harmful additives
What an expectant mother eats can already influence her baby's microbiota.At the Institut Pasteur, Héloïse Rytter, a researcher in Benoît Chassaing's team (G5 Microbiota-Host Interactions), is interested in how certain food additives found in everyday products can alter a baby's immunity as early as during pregnancy.This study, of which Clara Delaroque is the lead author, highlights the close...
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Document de presse | 2025.10.31
A promising avenue for improving antibiotic efficacy
Aminoglycosides are antibiotics effective against a wide range of bacteria including Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Until now though, their mode of entry into bacteria has remained unknown. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur, working with teams from Inserm, the CNRS and Université Paris Cité, have recently demonstrated that aminoglycosides enter bacteria by...
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Page avancée | 2025.03.11
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News | 2025.11.06
Ecology and health – phages interact with many bacteria in ecosystems
Phages (bacteriophages), viruses that infect bacteria, are the most abundant genetic entities in our environment. A study published in Nature Microbiology challenges the common preconception that they only infect a limited number of hosts: a significant proportion of phages can interact with several bacterial species (5 to 10%).
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Page avancée | 2016.09.21
Education center
The Institut Pasteur Education Center offers outstanding training in life sciences and public health, combining theory and practice. At the heart of our pedagogy is hands-on experimentation, conducted in state-of-the-art facilities with specialized staff dedicated to the learning of scientific practices.More than 40 Pasteur Courses, taught by renowned researchers in an inclusive and...
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Vidéo | 2025.11.12
Your first ancestor
Invisible to the naked eye... and yet, this tiny organism is your closest cousin!Choanoflagellates are marine microorganisms that often live alone... but sometimes in colonies. These simple groupings may well have inspired the birth of the first multicellular beings.Thibaut Brunet, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, explains how studying these organisms helps us understand our origins and the...
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Portrait | 2025.10.10
Sarah Merkling wants to "pasteurize" mosquitoes!
At the Institut Pasteur, Sarah Merkling's research focuses on a topic that is still largely unknown: interactions between mosquitoes and viruses. She boldly devises novel strategies based on state-of-the-art technologies. Her aim is to combat diseases like dengue and Zika, which are gaining ground and currently represent a threat for more than 50% of the world's population.
