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Bacteriophage: The horizontal gene transfer machine
The field of bacteriophage research presents a complex landscape, where scientists grapple with the intricate dynamics of gene transfer mediated by these…
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.
PHAGE THERAPY
Scientists Uncover Rapid Label-Free Detection at the Individual Virion Level with Optical Power
Scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have introduced a game-changing technique that uses light to handle and recognize individual bacteriophages,…
Synthetic Biology
Engineered Phages deceive BBB to sneak drugs into the brain
There is a strong castle defending the brain, the body’s most important organ, inside the maze-like human body. The blood-brain barrier (BBB),…
PHAGE THERAPY
How Synthetic Biology Can Help Us Make a Perfect Bacteriophage
Recently, I had an interview with a well-established scientist in the phage world, Dr. Jean Paul Pirney from Queen Astrid Military Hospital…
Research digest
Scientists Used mRNA Technology to Express Phage-Endolysin in Human Cells
Researchers at the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene and their colleagues from the Core Facility Proteome Analysis at University Medicine…
PHAGE THERAPY
Which is better: antibiotics or phage therapy?
Antibiotics have long been the go-to treatment for bacterial infections, but with the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers have been exploring alternative…
Research digest
Bacteriophages in the Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease in Brain Tissue
Although there have been previous studies linking the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and engineered bacteriophages, this one has gone a step…
Research digest
The Toilet’s Secret: Phages Reveals How Flushing Spreads Viruses
In a study conducted by scientists from the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona and researchers from Global Research…
Research digest
Rapid Tracking and Identifying Phages through Barcoding
A groundbreaking study from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This research introduces an innovative method to swiftly label and…
PHAGE RESISTANCE
Antiphage Systems Leave Bacteria Prone to Antibiotics
In a recent scientific publication, researchers from the Universities of Tübingen and Würzburg have uncovered an interesting interplay between the bacterial immune…