Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers have found a tiny RNA molecule called PreS that enables a bacteriophage (a bacteria-eating virus) to take control of a bacterial cell. The harmless phage uses it to grow but destroys the dangerous bacterium in … Continue reading →

The Israeli Phage Therapy Center (IPTC), led by two Hebrew University of Jerusalem professors, has used a bacteriophage PASA16 on compassionate basis to treat tough Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in 16 patients. It has shown promising results with an 86.6% success … Continue reading →

Israel’s Team Prismatix – combining scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute and Bnai Zion Medical Center – has won a Discovery Award for its research into rapid diagnostics for antibiotic resistance. The awards are part of the UK Nesta Foundation’s Longitude … Continue reading →

Researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have found new RNA-control switches (“ribo-switches) for genes encoding antibiotic resistance and discovered that these switches are actually “turned on” by the antibiotics themselves.  The switches could be turned off by future treatments. https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/switching-antibiotic-resistance

Tel Aviv University Professor Udi Qimron has published in PNAS his research about bacterial viruses (phages) that attack bacteria. The phages transfer “edited” DNA into resistant bacteria to kill off resistant strains and make others more sensitive to antibiotics. Clinical … Continue reading →

A discovery by Weizmann scientists has astounded the world of microbiology (and the BBC). Every cell in the human body makes bacteria-killing chemicals to recycle proteins. These natural antibiotics could transform future research into combating resistant bacteria. https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/new-immune-mechanism-revealed-cellular-trash https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv4jww3r4eo https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08615-w

A study by Tel Aviv University reveals how plasmids – small circular DNA fragments – neutralize bacterial defense mechanisms. It opens a door to combating antibiotic resistance. Plasmids could also break down pollutants, fix carbon dioxide, and improve gut bacteria. … Continue reading →

Israel’s Mileutis (see here previously) is “bullish” about its Imilac peptide alternative to antibiotics in dairy cows. Imilac boosts the immune system to fight infections and doesn’t increase antibiotic resistance. The cows also produce more milk. Mileutis says the same … Continue reading →

An AI tool from Israel’s Technion Institute helps combat antibiotic resistance. It reduced ineffective antibiotics prescribed for urinary tract infections by 35%. The tool was trialed by Israel’s Maccabi Health Management Organization (HMO) and will now be used for other … Continue reading →

Israel’s Omnix Medical (reported here previously) has been awarded €10.8 million in EU funding under the EIC Accelerator Programme, part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 research funding program. Omnix’s OMN6 peptide destroys the bacteria’s membrane, regardless of its resistance. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3889749,00.html … Continue reading →