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2024.09.05
The estimated length of all the DNA in the human body, if it were unraveled and placed end to end, is 60 billion kilometers, or 400 times the distance from...
Portrait
2023.06.12
Painful periods, menstruation, endometriosis, diagnostic odyssey – Camille Berthelot is not afraid to delve into topics that are sometimes seen as taboo but...
Document de presse
2022.07.13
Bats are reservoir species for numerous viruses including coronaviruses. Given that they do not appear to be affected by diseases transmitted by these viruses...
News
2019.11.04
For the first time in mainland France, people have contracted the Zika virus. Unlike "imported" cases of the disease, reported by people returning from a trip...
Document de presse
2019.10.03
Bacillary dysentery caused by the intestinal bacteria Shigella is a major health problem in tropical regions and developing countries. Complications from this...
News
2019.09.24
On Saturday October 5, the 2019 edition of S3ODEON will be hosted at the Odéon theater. This annual public event, partnered by the Institut Pasteur, features...
News
2019.09.26
A series of human genome-wide studies have revealed a strong correlation between a chromosomal locus and the risk of developing tobacco dependence. One...
Portrait
2019.01.24
Can we slow down the aging process and rejuvenate an aged brain? Can we repair a brain that has been damaged by neurodegenerative disease? Neuroscience...
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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...
News
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...