Tag Archives: bacteriophage

High school phage hunters: an experiment to encourage young scientists

Posted on June 9, 2018 by hageyt

This post is by MSU postdoc Sarah Doore, with contributions from Dr. Kristin Parent and Mr. Kevin Schrad For the last couple years, our lab at MSU has been advocating “phage hunting” as part of the biology classroom experience. Bacteriophages—”phages” for … Continue reading →

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The phage from the local lagoon

Posted on November 5, 2017 by hageyt

This post is by MSU postdoc Sarah Doore Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post about doing some hunting with a graduate class here at Michigan State University. I’m not talking about hunting in the traditional sense though, since what … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: The Age of Phage

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU faculty member Kristin Parent, with John Dover.  This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of viruses that infect bacteria—the bacteriophages. One may think (as many do) that … Continue reading →

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