
Shedding light on almost indestructible archaeal pili
Extremophiles are organisms that have evolved to thrive under extremely harsh environmental conditions. Scientists have always been mystified by how these organisms survive in such settings and especially how extracellular appendages, such as pili, remain stable. Researchers from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Virginia revealed how sugars make those pili ...

A closer look at your daily scientific activities – "Scientific events": July 26, 2019 edition
The Scientific Secretariat General compiles information on the week’s conferences and publications, patents, funding opportunities, job vacancies, training and events that you may find useful for your career... If you have any questions, please contact: scilife@pasteur.fr Download the PDF of the "Scientific events" edition from July 26, 2019 As the Institut Pasteur newsletter ...

"Chimie Biologique" – PPU-Oxford Program Linking Chemistry and Microbiology to Fight Human Diseases
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is dramatically increasing worldwide and is becoming one of the most urgent public health threats. There is an urgent need for actions to reverse the curve of AMR expansion and to develop innovative drugs (antibiotics, antiparasites, antifungals, antivirus) and therapeutic strategies for safer and sustainable treatments of infectious diseases. To respond to this urgency, ...

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