“De Kennis van Nu” is the scienceprogram of the public service broadcaster NTR, featuring Elisabeth van Nimwegen and Diederik Jekel. Their episode that aired 10 october 2016 was all about ‘the bacteriophage’. De Kennis van Nu is broadcasted every thursday at 19.20 CEST (UTC/GMT +2 hours), NPO 2 (Dutch television … Continue reading →

In the wake of the problems associated with increasing antimicrobial resistance, scientists have now developed the first effective alternative to antibiotics in a significant advance in the fight against drug-resistant infection. Here, Bjorn Herpers looks at the promise of endolysins. It is easy to become numb to stories we frequently … Continue reading →