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Saccharibacteria: The parasite that protects its host against phage attack

Discovery: Dual Functionality of Phage Anti-CRISPR Protein Unveiled

July 10, 2024

Recently published research has made significant strides in understanding the complex interactions between bacteria and the viruses that infect them, known as phages. This…

Biofilm Treatment: The Power of Phage Extracts and Cocktails

May 26, 2024

Just like in our visible world, microorganisms exhibit various kinds of survival mechanisms. Of the many, biofilms stand out with their complex and yet…

Bacteriophage MS2: A Comprehensive Overview

May 25, 2024

Bacteriophage MS2, often referred to simply as MS2, is one of the well-studied RNA bacteriophage that infects Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. This virus…

In-Depth Exploration of the Phage Display Technique

May 21, 2024

Bacteriophages have gained general popularity in recent years due to their potential in treating multidrug-resistant bacteria. Although they may seem new to scientists in…

Acinetobacter baumanii cells and phage lysin

Novel phage endolysin found effective against MDR Acinetobacter baumanii

April 3, 2024

In their recently published study, scientists from a tertiary care hospital in Thailand reported an outbreak of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) infections in COVID-19 patients. Upon…

CRISPR: Promising cure for HIV

March 20, 2024

Researchers are exploring a groundbreaking technique to potentially eradicate HIV from the body, offering a glimpse of hope for transforming this method into a…

Horizontal gene transfer between bacteria

Bacteriophage: The horizontal gene transfer machine

March 11, 2024

The field of bacteriophage research presents a complex landscape, where scientists grapple with the intricate dynamics of gene transfer mediated by these viral entities….

Scientists Uncover Rapid Label-Free Detection at the Individual Virion Level with Optical Power

March 2, 2024

Scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have introduced a game-changing technique that uses light to handle and recognize individual bacteriophages, which are…

Engineered Phages deceive BBB to sneak drugs into the brain

February 24, 2024

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), a highly…

How Synthetic Biology Can Help Us Make a Perfect Bacteriophage

February 21, 2024

Recently, I had an interview with a well-established scientist in the phage world, Dr. Jean Paul Pirney from Queen Astrid Military Hospital in Belgium….