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This Week in Virology (TWiV) recorded a special live podcast episode at the 2024 Viruses of Microbes meeting in Cairns, Australia. Hosts Vincent Racaniello and Jolene Ramsey interviewed phage researchers Krystyna Dabrowska and Rob Lavigne about phage therapy, immunological challenges, personalized approaches, and new developments in phage-derived products.

Key timestamps: 23:50 - Immune responses to phages 28:52 - First 100 cases of phage therapy in Belgium 35:23 - Magistral preparation for phage therapy 41:47 - Endolysins and DNA dark matter 50:51 - Phage-derived tools for non-model organisms

Watch the full podcast on YouTube!