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Document de presse | 2017.11.22
Leishmania : a parasite that adapts to its environment by chromosomal amplification
Leishmaniasis is an important human and veterinary disease caused by Leishmania parasites that affect 12 million people in over 98 endemic countries. The disease is now emerging in Europe due to climate change and massive population displacement. The parasite is known to rapidly adapt to novel environments with important consequences for disease outcome. It has therefore been recognized as an...
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News | 2017.11.16
Book release: “Institut Pasteur: Today's Research, Tomorrow's Medicine”
As the Institut Pasteur enters the 130th year of its existence (the anniversary will be celebrated on November 14, 2018), the book Institut Pasteur: Today's Research, Tomorrow's Medicine – available in both French and English – is being released. This illustrated volume, which is accessible to readers of all ages and backgrounds, describes the major challenges and medical issues facing the...
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News | 2017.11.27
A 4-year research group soon to be created in China
Friday, November 24, the Institut Pasteur, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Fondation Mérieux signed in Beijing a cooperation agreement to create a 4-year research group. Located at the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai - Chinese Academy of Sciences, this new group will benefit from a yearly financial support of 150,000 euros from the three institutions to conduct innovative research in the...
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News | 2017.11.27
Adapt to survive: the intestinal microbiota promotes viral persistence
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have identified the original strategy used by bacteriophages, the most abundant viruses in human-associated microbiota, to persist in the gut of mammals. Results demonstrate that bacteriophages take advantage of the diversity of bacteria residing in the intestines to modify their host range in order to withstand in this environment. The role for intestinal...
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News | 2017.11.22
Plague outbreak: advice for travelers to Madagascar
An outbreak of pneumonic plague has been ongoing in Madagascar for several weeks. As indicated on the World Health Organization (WHO) website, "based on the available information to date, the risk of international spread of plague appears very low." WHO therefore advises against imposing any travel or trade restrictions on Madagascar. Here are some advice from the Institut Pasteur Medical Center....
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News | 2017.11.27
International workshop in Iran to strengthen surveillance and control of rabies
Although there is an effective vaccine, rabies is still present in over 150 countries worldwide. The countries of the Middle East and Central Asia are particularly affected by this viral disease, including Iran where rabies is endemic.In order to strengthen the surveillance and control of rabies in these regions, the Institut Pasteur in Iran organized an international workshop, from October 8 to...
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Document de presse | 2017.11.21
Gastric cancer: a new strategy used by Helicobacter pylori to target mitochondria
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS have recently identified new strategies used by Helicobacter pylori bacteria to infect cells. By specifically targeting mitochondria these bacteria, despite being extracellular, can optimize infection in the host. These findings pave the way for new strategies to combat H. pylori infection, which is associated with most cases of gastric cancer and...
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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...
