Month: September 2022

PHAGEBIOTICS will require a total rethink from drug regulatory agencies, whose modes operandi was set up in 1906 around single molecule drugs, not organisms. But recent approvals of limited number of phages for food purification offer a glimmer of hope. One challenge is their ability to evolve as their pathogen prey evolves. View in LinkedIn

G2B Pharma deal with Sosei, a Japanese VC, for nasal epinephrine. http://lnkd.in/dqMh8YG View in LinkedIn

DRUG RESISTANT PATHOGENS. Multiple drug resistant bacterial study showing resistance to many of 35 tested antibiotics. 34 newly isolated phages from wastewater samples were tested for their ability to kill the pathogens, and a high success rate was found. This is a promising solution for antibiotic resistant superbugs, and merely an illustrative study out of many. http://lnkd.in/d2zJjj7 View in LinkedIn

PATHOGEN REMOVAL FROM WATER. Hospital wastewater effluent was screened for multi drug resistant bacteria and they were present in large numbers. A program was initiated to use phages to target these bacteria. This biocontrol method shows promise for reducing hospital emissions of pathogens resistant to both chlorine and multiple antibiotics. http://lnkd.in/dKUxJDC View in LinkedIn

WHO ON SWIMMING POOLS. A review of microbial hazards in public swimming pools, recent history of disease outbreaks, and current (chlorine based) strategies to mitigate the risks. Read if you are prepared not to use a public pool again. http://lnkd.in/djVebgn View in LinkedIn

SWIMMING POOLS, especially indoor public swimming pools treated by chlorine, have been documented to accumulate a toxic brew of chlorine byproducts. Among other solutions being explored are phage-mediated purification systems. View in LinkedIn

A SENSE OF URGENCY. Public awareness of the health risks of endocrine disruptive compounds including pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water has brought a sense of urgency to the issue. And carcinogenic chlorine byproducts (DBPs). http://lnkd.in/dSzVcV4 View in LinkedIn

FUTURE OF WATER TREATMENT using "naturally occurring bacteria instead of chemicals to remove contaminants from water, and then treats the water a second time by reverse osmosis (RO)." Bacteria can be highly effective cleansing agents. http://lnkd.in/dVpFXFn View in LinkedIn

OVER 300 US WATER FACILITIES use biological treatment in combination with ozonation. This limits carbon in the system, reduces contaminants such as nitrate and perchlorate, and is energy efficient. http://lnkd.in/dSzVcV4 View in LinkedIn

CANADIAN BACTERIAL WATER TREATMENTS. "Today, 16 full-scale treatment plants in Canadian First Nations utilize Peterson’s IBROM treatment system. Boil advisories have been lifted all over the country. Treating the poor quality water in Canada would have never been possible without the use of bacteria." And uses small amounts of chlorine. http://lnkd.in/dVpFXFn View in LinkedIn