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Tomoyoshi Kaneko (Waseda University, Tokyo) and colleagues isolated 28 phages infecting E. coli and evaluated factors like lysis activity, adsorption rate and burst size. They found that variation in lysis onset time and duration was higher

Stanford researchers show that the temperate filamentous phage Pf4 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is decorated with outer membrane vesicles whose short RNAs trigger TLR3-dependent type I interferon production and suppress antibacterial cytokines

Monash University researchers applied highly purified phage T4 to mammalian cells in vitro and found it was rapidly internalized into macropinosomes without activating the TLR9 or cGAS-STING DNA-sensing pathways. T4 instead activated AKT-de

Researchers at Skoltech report the full genome sequence and virion protein content of Escherichia coli phage BF23, a close relative of T5 that was isolated in the mid-twentieth century. BF23 resists Types I/II/III restriction-modification s

Singapore University of Technology and Design researchers combined M13-conjugated polyethylene glycol with tungsten disulfide nanosheets to build a Phage-based Digital Biomolecular Sensor (P-DBS) for MCF-7 cancer cells. The sensor reached a

This week, we get to explore and share some ideas about how to (responsibly) use ChatGPT for lab work! Hi everyone, By now you’ve probably undoubtedly heard of OpenAI, ChatGPT, Large Language Models, and other buzzwords. You’ve probably ev

Dr Geoffrey Foster and Dr Janet Nale are seeking a PhD student to perform genomic analysis of Salmonella Blackisle, a species that is host-adapted to harbour porpoises.

A postdoc position is available at the Institute of Hydrobiology, Czech Republic to study freshwater bacteria and their phages using cultivation, comparative genomics, metagenomics and experimental approaches.

Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden is hiring a postdoc to study phage biology and mycobacteria defense systems.

Norwich Research Park, UK is seeking a PhD student to investigate how host-virus coevolution and key anthropogenic activities impact virome dynamics in songbirds.

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

Dr Janet Nale (Scotland’s Rural College, UK) is hiring a PhD student to develop phage technology to target E. coli O157 in packed foods.

Norwich Research Park, UK is seeking a PhD student to study the rational design of novel phage cocktails to replace antibiotics in agriculture.

The Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at University of Maryland is recruiting healthy volunteers for an investigational Shigella challenge study to evaluate the effectiveness of phages in treating Shigella infections. Volunte

Phage Futures: Global Digital Summit is happening October 25, 2023, and will focus on accelerating the translation of phages into viable therapeutics and commercial solutions. Book your free pass here!

Professor Martha Clokie and Dr Anisha Thanki have been awarded £800,000 from the UK BBSRC to advance the production of safe and effective phages for combating disease in the veterinary field, with the aim of bringing them to market in accor

Intralytix, Inc. has been issued a patent by the European Patent Office for several Shigella phages and their applications and formulations.

The European Medicines Agency have published a new guideline on the quality, safety, and efficacy of phages as veterinary medicines.

Lydia Chambers and colleagues discovered that bacterial antiviral defense pathways encode eukaryotic-like ubiquitination systems, revealing strong parallels between bacterial and eukaryotic ubiquitination pathways.

Rani Brooks, Lisa Morici, and Nicholas Sandoval found that cell free phage synthesis from engineered strains improves yield.