Uncategorized Phage therapy’s latest makeover – Nature Biotech. 24 Sep 2019 In May, an international team of researchers and clinicians reported they successfully treated a seriously ill teenager with cystic fibrosis who had disseminated infection by Mycobacterium abscessus using a cocktail…
Uncategorized It’s happening in INDIA!!! International Conference on Bacteriophage Research and Antimicrobial Resistance ICBRAMR’19 , @ VIT 21 Sep 2019 ABOUT ICBRAMR ICBRAMR ’19 organized by the School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT, Vellore aims to bring together Indian and International communities (scientists, students and postdocs) from academia, national laboratories,…
Uncategorized Antibiotic resistance can spread in the absence of drugs 19 Sep 2019 Restricting the use of antibiotics may not be enough to curb the spread of resistant bacteria, suggests new research in mice. Efforts will also have to focus on preventing infections…
Uncategorized Phage therapy gaining grounds in the age of Antibiotic Resistance 14 Sep 2019 The British bacteriologist Ernest Hankin is said to be the first scientist known to have observed the action of bacteriophages in the waters of Ganga and Yamuna in 1896 which…
Uncategorized Antibiotic resistance could kill us before climate change 1 Sep 2019 Resistance to antibiotics is growing and could pose a greater threat to human survival than climate change, Britain's chief medical officer has warned. Dame Sally Davies says at least ten…
Uncategorized SUPERBUG TEAM 29 Aug 2019 BACTERIOPHAGE COCKTAILS Bacteriophage therapy is generally created as a cocktail with multiple individual phage added to a solution. They are applied topically (on the skin or mucous membranes), rectally, injected…
Uncategorized Research studies whether excessive hygiene strengthens antibiotic resistance 26 Aug 2019 Antibiotic resistance occurs when a strain of bacteria develops the ability to survive exposure of antimicrobial agents (e.g. antibiotics or certain types of antimicrobial cleaning products). This resistant nature can…
Uncategorized Bacteria-killing viruses could protect livestock without the risk of creating resistant microbes 24 Aug 2019 The farming of livestock is facing major challenges in the 21st century. The United Nations predicts that global population will reach approximately 10 billion people by 2050. Combined with increased…
Uncategorized Unexpected Growth Seen in Bacteriophage therapy Market 2019 15 Aug 2019 Bacteriophage therapy market report involves an in-depth understanding of Bacteriophage therapy market and highly delivers market insights based on market intelligence studies. Adhering to industry norms, the report comprises chapter…
Uncategorized An ambitious plan to stop the rise of superbugs 9 Aug 2019 Antibiotic resistance is here to stay, but that doesn’t mean we can’t do anything to stop it. A headline that always catches my attention is that antibiotic resistance is on the…