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Document de presse | 2017.11.28
Right/left: the heart of the matter
1% of all newborns – approximately 8,000 babies a year in France – are affected by a heart defect. 15% of these defects can be linked to a known genetic cause, but many remain unexplained. Defects affecting the alignment of cardiac chambers represent approximately 20% of heart defects in infants. A team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the UMR-1163 joint research unit at the Imagine...
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Document de presse | 2017.12.01
When Listeria monocytogenes goes to sleep….
A serious infection of dietary origin that is caused by the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, listeriosis is associated with severe clinical symptoms and a high mortality rate in individuals whose immune system is weakened. INRA scientists, working in collaboration with their colleagues at Institut Pasteur, have demonstrated the novel capacity of L. monocytogenes to generate dormant...
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Document de presse | 2017.12.04
Computerised biology, or how to control a population of cells with a computer
Researchers from the Pasteur Institute and Inria, with researchers from the CNRS and Paris Diderot University, and from the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) in Austria, have published two articles in Nature Communications about computer control of cellular processes. Hybrid experimental platforms combining microscopes and software are enabling researchers to interface living cells with...
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Document de presse | 2017.11.30
Antibiotic resistance: a surprising timeline
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have retrospectively identified early cases of Salmonella resistance to ampicillin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is still widely used today. By analyzing the genomes of hundreds of historical samples of Salmonella, they proved that resistance first emerged well before ampicillin was released on the market for human use. Their discovery suggests that low...
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Report | 2017.12.04
Keeping a close eye on influenza
Every year, influenza – or flu – is responsible for three to five million severe cases and 250,000 to 500,000 deaths worldwide. In other words, the "seasonal" influenza that causes annual outbreaks is far from being a "trivial" infection, and it is by no means harmless. "I didn't realize that flu could knock you out so completely," recalls a former flu sufferer, who was "unable to get out of bed...
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News | 2017.12.06
Biotechnology: DNA polymerases that can replicate DNA without a primer!
A team from the Institut Pasteur, working with a Spanish team from the Autonomous University of Madrid, has discovered a new group of DNA polymerases that can start DNA replication without the help of other proteins. All previously known DNA polymerases needed a primer, which could come either from another protein or from a pre-existing DNA or RNA fragment. The discovery of a DNA polymerase that...
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News | 2017.12.05
This week, France Culture's flagship documentary series explores the life and work of Louis Pasteur
Every week, the radio station France Culture runs a series from Monday to Thursday entitled "La Série Documentaire", in which it explores a topic in four separate but interlinked episodes. This week's program is entitled Louis Pasteur (1822-1895). Be sure to tune into France Culture every day at 5pm from December 11 to 14!The documentary makers in charge of producing "La Série Documentaire" on...
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Document de presse | 2017.12.11
How Zika virus induces congenital microcephaly
A team of researchers from ZIKAlliance discovers a specific mechanism of the infectionEpidemiological studies show that in utero fetal infection with the Zika virus (ZIKV) may lead to microcephaly, an irreversible congenital malformation of the brain characterized by an incomplete development of the cerebral cortex. However, the mechanism of Zika virus-associated microcephaly remains unclear. An...
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News | 2017.12.13
Exhibition: the amazing achievements of "Pasteur, the experimenter"!
From December 14, 2017 to August 19, 2018, the Palais de la découverte in Paris is hosting an exhibition entitled "Pasteur, the experimenter" ("Pasteur, l'expérimentateur"). The exhibition, curated by Universcience in collaboration with the Institut Pasteur, looks at Louis Pasteur's career – his many and varied research fields, his talent as an experimenter and also his links with art, technology...
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News | 2017.12.11
Institut Pasteur de Dakar: The 4-years research group Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Modeling integrates the H3ABioNet pan-African network for bioinformatics
The 4-year research group (G4) led by Dr. Cheikh Loucoubar has officially joined H3ABioNet, the largest bioinformatics network on the African continent, as the new node for West Africa.Created 5 years ago, H3ABioNet is composed of 32 teams based in 15 African countries. On the occasion of its five-year renewal, it expands today to new partners. During the first phase of the project, a much better...
