Pherecydes Pharma (Paris:ALPHE) (FR0011651694 – ALPHE), a biotechnology company specializing in precision phage therapy to treat resistant and/or complicated bacterial infections, today announces that it has been granted AAC Early Access Program approval by the […]
A human rights activist and a group of anthropologists and human biologists are casting a critical lens on the way that microbiome research is conducted with Indigenous peoples. While this isn’t the first time that […]
Antibiotic resistance represents a major public health challenge, associated with a high mortality rate. While bacteriophages – viruses that kill bacteria – could be a solution for fighting antibiotic-resistant pathogens, various obstacles stand in the […]
For the first time, researchers have successfully used bacteriophages – viruses that kill bacteria – to treat an antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection, clearing the way for a young National Jewish Health patient with cystic fibrosis […]
Casey D. Morrow, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham previously developed a microbiome “fingerprint” method called WSS that identifies single strains of particular gut bacteria, through analysis of metagenomics data from […]
The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces — without water — for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Now, a team of Vanderbilt researchers has […]
In a new study, Qiyun Zhu and his colleagues describe a new method for probing the microbiome in unprecedented detail. The technique provides greater simplicity and ease of use compared with existing approaches. Using the new technique, […]
Microba Life Sciences Limited (ASX: MAP) (“Microba” or the “Company”) is excited to announce it has identified three therapeutic leads for the Company’s Immuno-Oncology program significantly earlier than expected. This will enable preclinical animal studies […]
Pherecydes Pharma, a biotechnology company specializing in precision phage therapy to treat resistant and/or complicated bacterial infections, announces the first international approval of a compassionate treatment with its phages, in Sweden. The Swedish Medical Products […]
Xbiome Inc., an industry leading AI driven microbiome therapeutics company, today announced that it has acquired the clinical-stage M201 program from Assembly Biosciences, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative therapeutics targeting hepatitis B virus […]
New research from Cornell scientists is exploring how human genetics impacts functions of the gut microbiome, and is expanding awareness of the role human genetics plays in shaping the microbiome. The trillions of individual organisms […]