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....
News
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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2021.03.01
What we generally refer to as the ear is only the visible part. In reality the ear is made up of three parts: the outer, middle and inner ear.
The outer ear...
News
2021.03.01
The Institut Pasteur's Biological Image Analysis Unit is taking part in a new project selected by the EU's Innovative Medicines Initiative. The project,...
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2021.02.16
Biological image analysis using mathematical methods, artificial intelligence and computer visualization techniques has become an essential tool for biological...
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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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2021.02.15
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, words that just a year ago would have been the preserve of scientists have entered everyday language. One example...
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2021.02.08
Membrane vesicles (also known as extracellular vesicles) are produced by all kinds of organisms. They are small lipid bags that come off a donor cell and get...
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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...