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Researchers engineered phages to attach to human cells more efficiently by transferring specific adhesion proteins.
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Szeged
Who
Gábor Apjok, Tóbiás Sári, Bálint Kintses lab, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre
What
Researchers engineered phages to attach to human cells more efficiently by transferring specific adhesion proteins.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:33:00 GMT · 3h 6m ago
Where
Szeged ·
Why
This research aims to explore the potential of phages for more precise therapeutic delivery and better understand the gut microbiome.
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How this affects you
This discovery could revolutionize phage therapy by enabling more targeted drug delivery within the human body, specifically by engineering phages to reach and remain in desired locations for therapeutic action.
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