
COVID-19: video from Professor Stewart Cole
Dear all, As you may have heard during the President of the Republic’s speech last night, we are in what he considers to be a “health war” situation. Mobilized since the appearance of the very first cases, and committed for a long time in the fight against emerging infectious diseases, pasteurian research is an integral part of the response that must make it possible to tackle the spread of SARS-CoV-2 ...

Depression and the efficacy of antidepressants depend on the composition of the gut microbiota
Does a healthy microbiota lead to a healthy mind? A joint study between the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and Inserm has revealed the highly specific profile of the gut bacterial population in a mouse model used to study depression. When the bacterial population is transferred to healthy mice, they exhibit behaviors associated with depression within a few days. This can be explained by the fact that the ...

A closer look at your daily scientific activities – 'Scientific events': March 20, 2020 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 March 20, 2020 Consult the archives