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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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2021.05.21
Dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is one of the most common forms of mitochondrial disease. It can be caused by genetic mutations in OPA1 resulting in mitochondrial...
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2021.04.26
Preventive vaccination is a powerful tool in controlling viral outbreaks. It is important that any side effects associated with the use of vaccines are as mild...
Document de presse
2021.04.06
In all adult vertebrates, neural stem cells can be recruited to produce new neurons in the brain. However, little is known about these so-called "activation"...
Document de presse
2021.03.23
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is capable of infecting some species, while others are naturally resistant to it. This determines the "host...
Document de presse
2021.03.26
The B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants of SARS-CoV-2 were first detected in the UK and South Africa respectively, and have since spread to many other countries....
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2021.03.22
The human body is made up of tens of thousands of billions of cells, all originating from the division of one parent cell into two daughter cells. Scientists...
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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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2021.01.26
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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2021.02.02
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...