PressThe role of the microbiota in preventing allergies
The human body is inhabited by billions of symbiotic bacteria, carrying a diversity that is unique to each individual. The microbiota is involved in many mechanisms, including digestion, vitamin synthesis and host defense. It is well established that a loss of bacterial symbionts promotes the development of allergies. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur have succeeded in explaining this phenomenon, ...
Media LibraryCinema club at the science media library
From July 21 to August 4, 2015, the science media library will be screening a variety of films on campus. Come and see a different documentary every Tuesday at 1.30pm in the Jules Bordet room (on the ground floor of the Metchnikoff building (building 67)). The following films will be shown: Tuesday, July 21: Pavillon 10, au cœur de l’épidémie [Pavilion 10, at the heart ...
