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UK-based phage biotech company Fixed Phage has changed its name to NexaBiome Limited, to reflect its new focus as an end-to-end phage company in the human and animal health sectors.

Marion Bichet (Monash University, Australia) and colleagues found that phage T4 can enhance growth and survival of mammalian cells, shedding light on the potential symbiotic interactions between phages and their hosts.

In an analysis published in Nature Reviews Microbiology, Guilhem Faure (National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH) and colleagues delve into the intricate relationship between CRISPR–Cas systems and mobile genetic elements.

Researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County describe two satellite-helper phage systems infecting Streptomyces species, which they call the first examples of bacteriophage satellite viruses. The Flayer satellite does not appe

The 2023 PhageScope paper describes a database with 873,718 phage sequences and annotations for genome completeness, hosts, lifestyle, taxonomy and genetic elements, plus automated analyses and visualizations. Oxford Academic

Lund University researchers used contrast-matching small-angle neutron scattering to show that DNA packaged in the phage λ capsid undergoes a density and volume transition in the core as temperature rises from 20 °C to 40 °C, close to the p

This month, we heard about the Southeast Asia phage workshop, a few tidbits from Evergreen, and a brief intro on using ChatGPT for lab work! Hey everyone, I’m writing this from the Melbourne Docklands library, as Jessica is presenting her

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA is hiring a Research Technician II to study phage mechanisms in various organisms.

Eligo Bioscience, Paris, France, is hiring a Scientist - Microbial Synthetic Biology - Non-model bacteria and phage engineering.

Eligo Bioscience is hiring a Technician - Molecular and Cellular Biology to study phage-related mechanisms in molecular and cellular biology.

FDA, USA is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow to develop and characterize a phage therapy to decolonize vancomycin-resistant Enterococci.

Huvepharma, Norwich, UK is hiring a phage researcher to study phage-based antimicrobial products for agriculture and veterinary pharmaceutical development.

Lucy Bock at University of Southampton is seeking a PhD researcher to study phages in the field of Translational Science.

Workshop on personalized phage therapy: from lab to the patient - Join the 2nd edition of this exciting workshop Nov 30-Dec 2 in Brussels, Belgium hosted by BSVoM and coordinated by Dr. Jean-Paul Pirnay, Dr. Maya Merabishvilli, and Dr. Tea

Atif Khan has created a Whatsapp channel for phage updates, providing researchers with the latest news and information about phages.

Jan Zheng is chairing a series of AI and infectious diseases talks at Westmead Health Precinct, Sydney, Australia Nov 6-7, as part of the The Short Course in Critical Infection.

Michele Mutti and colleagues at BioNTech discovered that the activity of anti-staphylococcal phages is severely impaired in plasma or synovial fluid, hindering their potential as an alternative treatment for S. aureus infections inside the

Shawna McCallin and colleagues from ESGNTA-ESCMID study group published an overview of the current status and emerging use of phage therapy and phage-based products, as well as the socioeconomic and regulatory issues surrounding their devel

Rafael Gonzalez-Serrano (Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain) and colleagues have discovered that distantly related Alteromonas mediterranea phages shares its host recognition module with phages from distantly related families, shedding lig

Giada Finocchio (University of Zurich) and colleagues have discovered the target DNA-dependent activation mechanism of the prokaryotic immune system SPARTA, shedding light on the structural architecture and catalytic activation of the syste