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Phage Therapy: A Personalized Approach to Treating Bacterial Infections

March 8, 2025

The rise of antibiotic resistance has pushed scientists to revisit a century-old idea: using viruses to kill bacteria. Phage therapy once overshadowed by antibiotics…

Cryo-TEM characterization of the phage tip. Tomographic slices of phage particles from Ex-phages

Polymer Nanocoating of Bacteria Enhances Phage Efficacy Against Infections

March 8, 2025

Scientists have developed a novel method to significantly boost the effectiveness of bacteriophage therapy, a promising alternative to antibiotics for treating bacterial infections. By…

Winners of “The Phage Art Competition, 2024”

March 4, 2025

“The Phage Art Competition, 2024” comes to an end and The Phage is excited to announce the finalists. The Competition began on 1-December-2024 and…

Successful completion of Phage Genome Analysis and Comparative Genomics Workshop

February 28, 2025

The Phage Genome Analysis and Comparative Genomics Workshop hosted by the Phage Hunters Training and Research Program conducted for 10 days in February 2025…

Awareness of phage therapy in society today, a study conducted in Poland

February 27, 2025

Over the past 100 years, antibiotics have drastically changed modern medicine. “The introduction of antibiotics into clinical use was arguably the greatest medical breakthrough…

PhalconBio Secures £1 Million PACE Grant

February 22, 2025

PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy) is one of the UK’s largest public-private initiatives targeting early-stage antimicrobial medicines and diagnostic discovery. PACE helps to…

Sewage sample processing for bacteriophage isolation

February 12, 2025

Sewage is a rich source of diverse bacteriophages, particularly coliphages that target coliform bacteria. However, its composition can vary significantly depending on the source,…

How a Popular Food Dye Destroys Phages by Damaging Their DNA

February 7, 2025

Indigo Carmine (IC) is a well-known dye used in food, medicine, and scientific research. It’s also called FD&C Blue No. 2 and gives products…

Mirror Bacteria: The Science That Could Change Life as We Know It

January 4, 2025

Recently, while exploring potential technologies that could transform the way we live, I came across the concept of mirror bacteria. What intrigued me was…

Synergistic Effect of Plasma-Activated Water and Phages Against Proteus mirabilis Biofilms: An Experimental Study

December 31, 2024

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects any part of the urinary system, which includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra….