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.
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,
Bacteriophages in the Detection of Alzheimer's Disease in Brain Tissue January 31, 2024 Although there have been previous studies linking the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and engineered bacteriophages, this one has gone a step further by
Rapid Tracking and Identifying Phages through Barcoding January 24, 2024 A groundbreaking study from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This research introduces an innovative method to swiftly label and characterize bacteriophages,
Can next-generation sequencing replace phage microscopy? December 16, 2023 Bacteriophages, or simply phages, are viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria, playing a crucial role in shaping microbial communities and influencing bacterial evolution.
Phage-Powered Evolution Unleashes Compact and Mighty Prime Editors September 3, 2023 In the mesmerizing world of genetic engineering, prime editing has emerged as a shining star, promising to rewrite the very fabric of life with
Transduction: Understanding Generalized and Specialized Mechanisms August 3, 2023 Understanding the concept: Phage transduction Imagine bacteriophages as tiny, virus-like entities that infect and replicate within bacterial cells. These bacteriophages are like genetic couriers,
Breakthrough in Genetic Medicine: Scientists Develop New Artificial Viral Vectors for Targeted Gene Delivery June 2, 2023 Scientists have made an exciting discovery in a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications. They have found a new way to create
Fungal viruses: Are they ideal antifungal agents? February 6, 2023 The rise of fungal pathogens has become a major health concern in recent years, affecting millions of people globally. According to a recent report,
Transduction (Generalized and specialized) explained December 10, 2022 What is phage transduction? Bacteriophage transduction is the process by which a bacteriophage shuttles or transfers bacterial genes from one bacterial cell to another.