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View article: Laboratory-associated infections and biosafety
Laboratory-associated infections and biosafety Open
The occurrence of laboratory-associated infections, which are caused by the handling of human or animal pathogens, represents a significant threat to the health and safety of laboratory workers and the general population. Such risks are pr…
View article: The dangerous biology of pathogenic germs
The dangerous biology of pathogenic germs Open
The convergence of biotechnologies with other disciplines, including computer science and Artificial Intelligence (AI), may make it possible to carry out dangerous genetic manipulations on pathogenic germs, as the gain-of-function experime…
View article: Dans le sillage d’Alphonse Laveran
Dans le sillage d’Alphonse Laveran Open
In the wake of Alphonse Laveran Alphonse Laveran (Nobel Prize 1907) played a pioneering role in discovering the causative agent of malaria, a disease that has existed since time immemorial, and long emblematic of the miasma theory until th…
View article: COVID-19: individual and herd immunity
COVID-19: individual and herd immunity Open
Immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 virus ensures protection against reinfection by this virus thanks to the combined action of neutralizing antibodies and T lymphocytes specific to viral proteins, in particular the Spike protein. It must be distin…