Research digest
Audmula to Fight Against Phages
We know that phages — viruses that kill bacteria —are beneficial to us, and active and robust studies are underway to develop…
Author: Neelofar Shaik
A Medical Microbiologist, curious to research advanced technologies and strategies in combating antimicrobial resistance with phages being one of them. Exploring writing as a means of expressing that scientific curiosity.
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How Phages Are Teaching Us to Build Smarter Cancer Drugs
Imagine being able to design a medicine so precise that it recognizes one single protein in your body and ignores everything else.A…
AMR
Bespoke Phage Therapy to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing global health challenges of our time. Researchers from Monash University and The Alfred…
Research digest
AI-Designed Phage Genomes Show Promise Against Antibiotic Resistance
Researchers from Arc Institute and collaborators have demonstrated that AI foundation models—Evo 1 and Evo 2—can design fully functional phage genomes, offering…
PHAGE THERAPY
The Promise of Personalized Phage Therapy
Imagine being ill with an infection that no antibiotic can cure. For many people around the world, this is a frightening reality…
PHAGE RESISTANCE
Nebulized phage therapy treats cystic fibrosis cases
The incidence of ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp.) is alarming. And so are the MDR(Multi-drug resistant) cases and PDR(PAN…
AMR
Phage therapy as “One-Health” approach in aquaculture
The overuse of antibiotics has led to antimicrobial resistance, now with scientific society looking out for potential alternatives not only for human…
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Cryo Electron Microscopy reveals visualisation of phages in detail
Phage research is advancing with the progression in technologies and instrumentation. With all these come new insights into phage structure beyond what…
INTERVIEW
How Phages Are Revolutionising Skincare: The Parallel Health Story
Recently, we had an insightful conversation with Dr. Nathan Brown, a scientist who made an “unexpected” shift from academia to the cosmetics…
Research digest
Jumbo phages forms vesicle around their genetic material, researchers discover
When infected with phages, bacteria exhibit defence mechanisms against phages. Scientists have now discovered “jumbo phages” that “cloak” their genetic material in…