Some viruses can infect and kill a recoded Escherichia coli bacterium that was supposedly resistant to all viral infections, but further changes have made the bacterium much more virus-resistant.

Workers cultivating these E. coli to produce insulin, for instance, would feed them the unnatural amino acid. But if any bacteria escaped, they would lose access to that amino acid and die.

Designing more useful bacteria Researchers create virus-resistant, safely restrained E. coli for medical, industrial applications Date: March 15, 2023 Source: Harvard Medical School Summary: In a ...

researchers have engineered the genome of the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) to make it immune to viral infections. These infections often cause bacterial cultures to fail. The researchers ...

Now, work from the lab of George Church, PhD, at Harvard Medical School (HMS), reports the construction of an Escherichia coli strain that is not only immune to viral infections but has reduced ...

Viral infections have challenged humanity for centuries. Even with progressive scientific advancements, the struggle against viruses continues, as exemplified by the recent COVID-19 pandemic.

Pharmaceutical giants Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi have stopped a late-stage clinical trial for their experimental E.coli vaccine after ... infections. Unlike viral diseases, which often have ...