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Innovative High Throughput Platform Enhances Personalized Phage Therapy
A recent study has been published in Nature Communications about a technology that involves creating a pill-like substance containing phages and a…
Tag: Phage
PHAGE RESISTANCE
Saccharibacteria: The parasite that protects its host against phage attack
In the vast and intricate realm of microbiology, bacteriophages, known colloquially as phages, reign as some of the most prevalent and potent…
PHAGE THERAPY
Scientists Uncover Rapid Label-Free Detection at the Individual Virion Level with Optical Power
Scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have introduced a game-changing technique that uses light to handle and recognize individual bacteriophages,…
Synthetic Biology
Engineered Phages deceive BBB to sneak drugs into the brain
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),…
PHAGE THERAPY
How Synthetic Biology Can Help Us Make a Perfect Bacteriophage
Recently, I had an interview with a well-established scientist in the phage world, Dr. Jean Paul Pirney from Queen Astrid Military Hospital…
PHAGE THERAPY
Which is better: antibiotics or phage therapy?
Antibiotics have long been the go-to treatment for bacterial infections, but with the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers have been exploring alternative…
Research digest
The Toilet’s Secret: Phages Reveals How Flushing Spreads Viruses
In a study conducted by scientists from the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona and researchers from Global Research…
Research digest
Study Unveils Viral Resilience Against Bacterial Restriction and Modification Mechanisms
In the microscopic battlefield of microbial warfare, bacteriophages emerge as natural adversaries and “predators” of bacteria, demonstrating a remarkable ability to target…
Research digest
Increased Temperature Facilitates Rapid Genome Ejection in Phages
In a groundbreaking study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2023, researchers from Lund University, Sweden in…
Synthetic Biology
Pseudo-typing: Scientist re-engineered E. coli bacteriophage to infect salmonella
Bacteriophages, often referred to as phages, offer promising and potent solutions for combating bacterial infections that have become resistant to antibiotics. The…