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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…

A bacteria turned by a phage into Zombie cell

Discovery: Bacteriophages Turn Bacteria into ‘Zombie’ Cells

May 22, 2024

Marine microbes are essential for sustaining the ecosystem by ensuring nutrient circulation for all its members. Understanding this system is crucial for promoting the…

Saccharibacteria protects bacteria against phage infenction

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…

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….

Phage lysin produced by human cells carried in vesicles

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,…

Which is better: antibiotics or phage therapy?

February 9, 2024

Antibiotics have long been the go-to treatment for bacterial infections, but with the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers have been exploring alternative treatments. One…

The Toilet’s Secret: Phages Reveals How Flushing Spreads Viruses

January 27, 2024

In a study conducted by scientists from the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona and researchers from Global Research and Development…

Bacteria in full body armour defending against bacteriophage attack

Antiphage Systems Leave Bacteria Prone to Antibiotics

January 23, 2024

In a recent scientific publication, researchers from the Universities of Tübingen and Würzburg have uncovered an interesting interplay between the bacterial immune system and…