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2018.12.04
It was 35 years ago that the HIV-1 virus, responsible for AIDS, was first isolated by scientists at the Institut Pasteur. While many lives have been saved by...
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2018.11.05
Driven by curiosity, Lhousseine Touqui has spent many years conducting fundamental research on the respiratory system. Today, his work in the joint Institut...
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2018.08.06
Bacteria can be found everywhere on Earth – our bodies for instance are made up of as many bacteria as human cells – and yet these microorganisms, measuring...
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2018.05.29
Fani Koukouli's decision to pursue a career researching the workings of the brain and identifying new molecules to tackle diseases such as schizophrenia and...
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2019.09.17
Laure Bally-Cuif leads the Zebrafish Neurogenetics Unit at the Institut Pasteur. The model for her research is a little fish, mutant forms of which can remain...
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2019.09.09
Depression is a complex multifactorial condition whose underlying mechanisms have still not been elucidated. Available treatments are therefore far from...
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2019.09.06
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur are investigating CyaA, one of the major toxins of Bordetella pertussis. This bacterium is responsible for whooping cough...
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2019.08.28
The year 2018 has been exceptional in several ways. It was marked by the celebration of the 130th anniversary of the Institut Pasteur and the arrival of a new...
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2019.07.11
The Institut Pasteur is at the forefront of computational biology research. Scientists in the Evolutionary Bioinformatics Unit (part of Institut Pasteur and...
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2019.07.17
On July 4, the Institut Pasteur, an internationally renowned center for biomedical research and a French non-profit foundation specialized in infectious...