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Researchers uncover new anti-phage defence mechanisms in bacteria

10 May 202013 May 2020

Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have discovered a new anti-phage defence mechanism found in some bacteria, which uses previously unknown features to protect their DNA. The…

Phage First: New Brand Ellis Day Skin Science Powers Products With Tiny Bacteria Eaters

7 May 202012 May 2020

https://www.beautyindependent.com/phages-new-brand-ellis-day-skin-science-powers-products-tiny-bacteria-eaters/ While the coronavirus is a force for ill, many microorganisms are forces for good. Skincare brand Ellis Day Skin Science is harnessing beneficial microorganisms—specifically, phages that keep bacteria in…

Activists seek testing of Ganga water for COVID-19 treatment

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), an arm of the Jal Shakti Ministry that deals with the Ganga clean-up plan, has forwarded to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR)…

Influenza and Coronavirus Demise Could Lie with Phage Nanoparticles

Given the current global viral pandemic, it wouldn’t be difficult for most to think of viruses in only a negative context. However, over the past several years, a slew of…

COVID-19 and AMR!

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new coronavirus that was only recently discovered in 2019. The virus causes the COVID-19 pandemic which currently requires the full…

FDA clears first clinical study for PhageBank

Adaptive Phage Therapeutics (APT), a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded to provide an effective therapeutic response to the global rise of multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacteria, announced recently that the U.S. Food…

SARS-CoV-2 is not man-made or lab-escaped or Wuhan origin

Coronavirus may have started spreading as early as September 2019, say British scientists who are studying its mutations. The coronavirus may have started spreading as early as mid-September and Wuhan…

Influenza and Coronavirus Demise Could Lie with Phage Nanoparticles

Given the current global viral pandemic, it wouldn’t be difficult for most to think of viruses in only a negative context. However, over the past several years, a slew of…

WHO officials say it’s unclear whether recovered coronavirus patients are immune to second infection

World Health Organization officials said not all people who recover from the coronavirus have the antibodies to fight a second infection.This raises concerns that patients don’t develop immunity after surviving…

Plasma Therapy for COVID-19

Convalescent plasma as a potential therapy for COVID-19 (The Lancet) The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which originated in Wuhan, China, has become a major concern…