Synthetic Biology
Mirror Bacteria: The Science That Could Change Life as We Know It
Recently, while exploring potential technologies that could transform the way we live, I came across the concept of mirror bacteria. What intrigued…
Author: Raphael Hans Lwesya
Raphael Hans Lwesya is a PhD researcher and science communicator focused on bacteriophages, microbiology, and bioinformatics. He is the founder of The Phage, a platform dedicated to phage research, news, protocols and job opportunities.
AMR
The Future of Fighting Superbugs: AI to personalise Phage Therapy
A few years ago, the idea of using viruses to treat bacterial infections might have sounded futuristic to many. Adding artificial intelligence…
Research digest
Phage-Infected Cyanobacteria Emit Chemical Signals That Attract Marine Life
Our oceans are teeming with tiny life forms that are vital to Earth’s health, yet most of us never notice them. Among…
Bioinformatics
Phynteny: Phage Genome Annotation with Machine Learning
The study of bacteriophages, or simply “phages,” is one of the most fascinating areas of microbiology. These are viruses that infect bacteria,…
INTERVIEW
What’s Better: Simplicity or Standardization in Bacteriophage Nomenclature?
Imagine you’re a scientist in the early 1900s, just discovering that tiny viruses can infect and destroy bacteria. You’re calling them “bacteriophages,”…
LinkedIn poll
Are Bacteriophages More Diverse Than Bacteria?
Our recent LinkedIn poll series sought to gauge public understanding of a fascinating topic: the diversity of bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria)…
AMR
Over 600 Viruses Discovered on Toothbrushes and Showerheads: Why is it a good news?
New research reveals that our everyday household items, like toothbrushes and showerheads, are teeming with hundreds of previously unknown viruses. However, this…
Research digest
Bacterial Antiviral immune system alters tails of phages
Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Germany have published their recent…
PHAGE THERAPY
The Battle Within: How Phages Trigger Bacterial Cell Lysis
Bacteriophages, often called phages, are viruses that specifically target and infect bacteria. One of the most fascinating processes they can initiate is…
Bioinformatics
The Impact of Stop Codon Reassignment Significantly Affects Phage Annotation
Stop codon reassignment is a genetic phenomenon where the traditional role of stop codons in terminating protein synthesis is altered, allowing these…