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2021.05.20
Rabies is still responsible for approximately 60,000 deaths in humans each year. The bat-borne virus EBL1a, related to rabies, rarely affects humans, but a...
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2020.03.19
Gene structure, including the transcript leader, is very diverse in fungi. New sequencing data analysis from the RNA Biology of Fungal Pathogens unit revealed...
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2021.05.03
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Emerging and re-emerging viruses are key players among the different pathogens that have caused recent epidemics, as attested by several...
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2020.07.01
The gut microbiota houses a complex and varied microbial community that coexists in a balance which is crucial for human health but poorly understood. In this...
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2021.03.09
Bordetella pertussis is the agent responsible for whooping cough, a disease that is currently on the rise. In particular, the bacterium produces the CyaA toxin...
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2021.02.01
PCR tests are currently the gold standard for detecting SARS-CoV-2. These tests are reliable, but their complexity makes them difficult to use for point-of-...
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2021.01.26
Candida albicans is a yeast that naturally resides in the human intestinal tract, but which can prove to be a formidable pathogen in the event of a drop in the...
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2021.01.25
Since early 2020, the Institut Pasteur has been engaged in research in several of its areas of scientific expertise, including virology, diagnostics,...
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2021.02.02
Cancer is the leading cause of mortality in France. In the last 40 years, survival rates have increased for several types of cancer, such as breast or prostate...
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2021.01.20
Diarrheal diseases are the world's second leading cause of death in children aged under 5 years, and of these, bacillary dysentery or shigellosis remains a...