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News | 2023.06.16
International: scientific partnerships and collaborations strengthened in 2022
The Institut Pasteur has been conducting its missions internationally since its creation in 1887. A policy of openness informs the Institut Pasteur’s strategic partnerships and scientific cooperation throughout the world, putting scientific excellence at the service of the health of populations. Also, as a cofounder of the Pasteur Network, the Institut Pasteur plays a key role in the co-...
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News | 2022.06.08
The role of social sciences in the response to an epidemic: the example of the COVID-19 pandemic
A lesser known but equally crucial dimension in managing and responding to an epidemic is social sciences in health, which can shed light on populations' understanding, perception and acceptance of the risks associated with diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. As the disease spread across the planet, clear differences in perception by populations were observed in different countries,...
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News | 2025.02.25
Nanotubes: proof of their existence in vivo in zebrafish
Nanotubes have been observed for the first time in a living organism.(1) This discovery, made by an Institut Pasteur laboratory, is the culmination of twenty years of research on these intriguing intercellular connections.
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News | 2020.05.26
Tiger mosquito in France: 58 départements on red alert
In early May 2020, the French health authorities placed 58 of the country's départements on "red alert" in their map showing the spread of the tiger mosquito in France – seven more than in 2019. The Aedes albopictus mosquito, originally from Asia, has been present in France since 2004. It is the vector for diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika.The tiger mosquito (...
