Researchers are pursuing engineered bacteriophage as alternatives to antibiotics to infect and kill multi-drug resistant bacteria. The potential for an innovative synthetic biology approach to enhance phage therapeutics and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 21, 2019
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Bacteriophages, or phages, may play a significant role in treating complex bacterial infections in prosthetic joints, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The findings suggest phage therapy could provide a potential treatment ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2020
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Resistance to antibiotics is on the rise worldwide. Fraunhofer scientists have joined forces with partners in the Phage4Cure project to explore alternatives to antibiotics. One objective is to vanquish multidrug-resistant ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 3, 2020
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Scientists at EPFL have developed a game-changing technique that uses light to manipulate and identify individual bacteriophages without the need for chemical labels or bioreceptors, potentially accelerating and revolutionizing ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 27, 2024
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It is a fact that bacteria are increasingly developing antibiotic resistance. Information campaigns have raised awareness among the general public that the main cause of antibiotic resistance is the high 'selection pressure' ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 10, 2021
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Bacteria that evolve in natural environments—rather than laboratory tests—may become resistant to phage treatments without losing their virulence, new research shows.
Evolution
Oct 23, 2019
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Antibiotics won the battle against resistant bacteria, but they may not win the war.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 6, 2019
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A microscopic discovery will not only enable scientists to understand the microbial world around us but could also provide a new way to control CRISPR-Cas biotechnologies.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 18, 2023
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New insights into the structure of phages will enable researchers to develop new uses for the viruses in biotechnology.
Cell & Microbiology
May 15, 2023
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A team from the University of Barcelona has identified 25 new viruses that infect bacteria in the human intestinal tract in wastewaters around the city's metropolitan area and in some towns nearby.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2023
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