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…
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…
Phage-Infected Cyanobacteria Emit Chemical Signals That Attract Marine Life November 22, 2024 Our oceans are teeming with tiny life forms that are vital to Earth’s health, yet most of us never notice them. Among these microscopic…
Co-delivery hydrogel with phages and antibiotics to treat Fracture-related infections, a promising experimental study November 14, 2024 Wound healing is a complex process that involves a lot of work from our cells. Infections from fractures (broken bones) often involve biofilms—layers of…
Over 600 Viruses Discovered on Toothbrushes and Showerheads: Why is it a good news? October 14, 2024 New research reveals that our everyday household items, like toothbrushes and showerheads, are teeming with hundreds of previously unknown viruses. However, this discovery isn’t…
Saccharibacteria: The parasite that protects its host against phage attack April 25, 2024 In the vast and intricate realm of microbiology, bacteriophages, known colloquially as phages, reign as some of the most prevalent and potent organisms on…
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…
Scientists Used mRNA Technology to Express Phage-Endolysin in Human Cells February 13, 2024 Researchers at the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene and their colleagues from the Core Facility Proteome Analysis at University Medicine Rostock, Germany,…