La résistance de la nature humaine

A sketch of L'avenir de la nature humaine.

Efflux in Fungi: La Pièce de Résistance

Pathogens must be able to overcome both host defenses and antimicrobial treatment in order to successfully infect and maintain colonization of the host. One way fungi accomplish this feat and overcome intercellular toxin accumulation is efflux pumps, in particular ATP-binding cassette transporters and transporters of the major facilitator superfamily. Members of these two superfamilies remove m...

Etude sur la digestion pancratique de la caseine pour la production de la toxine tetanique

Vive la résistance!

In vitro evolution experiments reveal that single mutations in three genes can increase the ability of E. coli to survive ionizing radiation by a factor of 1000.

Apport des examens biochimiques dans le diagnostic de la phase nerveuse de la trypanosomose humaine

The stage of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is important to define precisely as far as it is directly related to the type of treatment used. The beginning of the neurological involvement is dif ficult to find out because there is no known specific clinical or biological sign. This study is trying to look for a precise marker and has been realized in Congo. 70 subjects with parasitologicall...