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How Scientists Isolate Phages for Highly Pathogenic Bacteria
Bacteriophages are increasingly discussed as tools to study, control, or potentially treat infections caused by highly pathogenic bacteria. For scientists new to…
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Engineered Phage T4 Nanoparticles Wake Up Latent HIV—Without a Cytokine Storm
Why this study matters One of the biggest obstacles to curing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is its ability to hide silently inside…
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Common Laboratory Demonstrations Used to Explain the Principle of Phage Typing
Introduction Phage typing is a classic microbiological technique used to distinguish between closely related bacterial strains based on their susceptibility to specific…
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Decoding the Secrets of Gut Viruses Using CRISPR Technology
The human gut is home to millions of microbial lives, dominated by bacteria, Fungi and viruses. Despite being one of the prevalent…
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A New Way to Fight Antibiotic Resistance: Silver Nanoparticles Built Using a Phage
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest health challenges of our time. Many pathogens that were once easily treated with antibiotics…
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The Phage: Everything You Need to Know About Bacteriophages (And No, Not the Star Trek Disease)
When people search “The Phage”, something funny happens: the first result is often a Star Trek storyline about a devastating fictional disease…
