Patience Asanga

Jan 21, 2025 | geneticliteracyproject.org | Patience Asanga

Peering through his microscope in 1910, Franco-Canadian microbiologist Félix d’Hérelle noticed some “clear spots” in his bacterial cultures, an anomaly that turned out to be viruses preying on the bacteria. Years later, d’Hérelle would come to use these viruses, which he called bacteriophages, to treat patients plagued with dysentery after World War I.

Jan 19, 2025 | asbmb.org | Patience Asanga

Peering through his microscope in 1910, Franco-Canadian microbiologist Félix d'Hérelle noticed some “clear spots” in his bacterial cultures, an anomaly that turned out to be viruses preying on the bacteria. Years later, d'Hérelle would come to use these viruses, which he called bacteriophages, to treat patients plagued with dysentery after World War I.

Sep 29, 2024 | fhicommunications.com | Patience Asanga

In promising experiments, phage therapy forces bacteria into a no-win dilemma that lowers their defenses against drugs they’d evolved to withstandPeering through his microscope in 1910, Franco-Canadian microbiologist Félix d’Hérelle noticed some “clear spots” in his bacterial cultures, an anomaly that turned out to be viruses preying on the bacteria. Years later, d’Hérelle would come to use these viruses, which he called bacteriophages, to treat patients plagued with dysentery after World War I.

Sep 18, 2024 | popsci.com | Patience Asanga

Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem, especially in hospitals. Could an old, disused therapy involving viruses offer a way to counter it?

Sep 15, 2024 | theatlantic.com | Patience Asanga

This article was originally published by Knowable Magazine. Peering through his microscope in 1910, the Franco-Canadian microbiologist Félix d’Hérelle noticed some “clear spots” in his bacterial cultures, an anomaly that turned out to be viruses preying on the bacteria. Years later, d’Hérelle would come to use these viruses, which he called bacteriophages, to treat patients plagued with dysentery after World War I.