Tricking phages with reverse transcription Ilya Osterman summarized the beautiful discoveries from the labs of Sternberg Lab and Feng Zhang, who showed how bacteria defend against phages by expressing a protein that is not really encoded in their DNA science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

.University of Otago is hiring a #postdoc to contribute to #phage-based biocontrol research for agricultural pathogens in Dunedin, New Zealand. buff.ly/4cFjbaP

Adrián Cortés-Martín (UCC International) and colleagues published a new paper on isolation and characterization of Septuagintavirus, showing a novel clade of Escherichia coli #phages within the subfamily Vequintavirinae. buff.ly/3SBapTO

.Universität Jena is hiring a #PhD student to study #phage-host interactions and single-cell transcriptomics in microbial infections. buff.ly/4dTWOPJ

.Célia Souque (DBMI at Harvard Med) and colleagues published a new paper reviewing evolutionary mechanisms driving antibiotic resistance at different scales. buff.ly/3AEJpNb

Tolka AI Therapeutics (backed by Khosla Ventures) is a biotech startup in Miami focused on developing #phagetherapy for M. abscessus infections. They're hiring a Microbiology Intern to assist in #phage hunting & developing treatments for ABR infections buff.ly/3XkeJcT

.Archana Anand has announced that the BRaVE Phage Foundry at Berkeley Lab is hiring postdocs and research assistants. The team is particularly interested in candidates with a passion for viruses, wastewater research, and bioinformatics. buff.ly/4g2ZxbG

.Stephen Tang (Columbia Medicine) and colleagues described de novo gene synthesis by an antiviral reverse transcriptase, showing a novel approach to gene synthesis. buff.ly/3T6TEjQ

Catch our latest issue of Capsid & Tail were we recap what we learned about AI spreadsheet tools, how phage funding has changed over the years, and the rise of phage research in Latin America! buff.ly/4cT7cqf

.Cytophage Technologies Ltd. (Winnipeg, Canada) has announced a launch of ready-to-use lyophilized #phage tablets for poultry. buff.ly/3X9Hdor

The SFBI, Lyon, France is hiring a Master’s level bioinformatician to study the #phageomes and counter-defensomes of microbial communities. buff.ly/3XdDrdK

David Pride, Douglas Conrad (UC San Diego) and Daria Van Tyne (University of Pittsburgh) received a $1,487,500 research grant from Emily's Entourage, a CF nonprofit to launch a #phage clinical trial for combatting CF infections. buff.ly/3z4DikU

Tolka AI Therapeutics (backed by Khosla Ventures) is a biotech startup in Miami focused on developing #phagetherapy for M. abscessus infections. They're hiring a Microbiology Intern to assist in #phage hunting & developing treatments for ABR infections buff.ly/3XkeJcT

Paul Kim (Locus Biosciences) etal published the results of the 1. phase of their Phase 2 clinical trial, using CRISPR-Cas3-enhanced #phage cocktail to treat UTI. They found a well-tolerated dosing strategy, reduced E. coli in urine, & will move onto the next stage buff.ly/3XdFiiC

The The Westmead Institute for Medical Research is hiring a Senior Research Assistant to assist in developing therapeutic plasmids targeting antimicrobial resistance in bacteria. buff.ly/4dRStwp

.Tea Glonti (Queen Astrid Military Hospital) etal published a paper on designing #phage cocktails based on naturally occurring phage groups. They transferred phages directly from the sources. The cocktails performed well & inhibited resistant mutant growth buff.ly/47abAj8

The University of Otago is hiring a #postdoc to contribute to #phage-based biocontrol research for agricultural pathogens in Dunedin, New Zealand. buff.ly/4cFjbaP

Joshua Jones (UK Phage Therapy, The University of Edinburgh) and colleagues have provided guidelines for assessing patient suitability for unlicensed #phagetherapy in the UK, showing clinical and microbiological considerations for local clinical teams. buff.ly/3MsQkMf

.Universität Jena is hiring a #PhD student to study #phage-host interactions and single-cell transcriptomics in microbial infections. buff.ly/4dTWOPJ

.Archana Anand has announced that the BRaVE Phage Foundry at Berkeley Lab is hiring postdocs and research assistants. The team is particularly interested in candidates with a passion for viruses, wastewater research, and bioinformatics. buff.ly/4g2ZxbG