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🎥 Dr Evelien Adriaenssens, Vice President of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), explains the shift from morphology-based classification to a more genomics-focused approach. Watch the full video here https://lnkd.in/e66Ha4w7

Dear all, Thank you to everyone who has taken their precious time to participate in the event. We @thephage.xyz were excited to recieve your timely submissions. Now that all submissions are received on the due deadline, each participant will be contacted individually via email as soon as possible to announce the results. #phage #yearendcompetetion

Mirror bacteria are a fascinating yet deeply concerning concept emerging from synthetic biology. These organisms are designed to be built entirely from reversed biological molecules, opposite to the natural building blocks of life. While this might sound like the premise of a science fiction movie, the science behind it is real and advancing, with vast potential applications for mirror biomolecules. Despite their promising applications, these bacteria could negatively impact the ecosystem. One area of concern is bacteriophages, viruses that target bacteria. Bacteriophages are crucial for controlling bacterial populations in nature and are even used in therapies to treat bacterial infections. Mirror bacteria would likely be immune to these natural viruses, rendering one of our most effective tools against superbugs ineffective. Scientists could attempt to create mirror versions of bacteriophages, but this would be a significant challenge with no guarantee of success. Read more... #SyntheticBiology #MirrorBacteria #Bacteriophages #Superbugs #Biotech https://lnkd.in/ek-FKkd4

The Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Center for Antibody Therapeutics (CAT) is searching for a Laboratory Technician. The CAT lab’s focus is on the identification and characterization of antibodies by using the phage display technology. https://lnkd.in/eU7Vgw8E

"End of Year: The Phage Art Competition 2024" Showcase your creativity and passion for science! Click the link provided (or scan the QR code) to participate and stand a chance to win exciting prizes, including Christopher Shaffer's new book. https://lnkd.in/gvZXb_3t

The University of Surrey, in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast, is offering an exciting PhD opportunity aiming to revolutionize how we combat bacterial infections in poultry. This project uses phages to address the drug-resistant, pathogenic Escherichia coli challenge in farmed poultry – a key threat to global food security. https://lnkd.in/gcxtc2f9

In this project, the student will combine bioinformatic, synthetic biology and modelling approaches to study putative phages and tailocins, and their interactions with sequenced clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. The student will become a joint member of two flourishing UoM research communities: the Manchester Microbial Evolution Research (MERMan) group, and the Manchester Institute for Biotechnology (MIB)   https://lnkd.in/e4f-uE-H

Update on abstract submission for Viruses of Microbes-UK 2025 (VoM-UK) (https://lnkd.in/eUaD3ya4). We have extended the deadline for registration and submission of abstracts until the 10th of Jan 2025 as people are still actively applying ISVM International Society for Viruses of Microbes Please follow link for the registration page: https://lnkd.in/eekWegWA

Researchers from Institut Pasteur and Univ Paris Dideroté developed an artificial intelligence model that can quickly identify the best phage or combination of phages for a particular bacterial infection. https://lnkd.in/epfZfnJs

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