• Question: How did you start working on this virus? How many scientists are you working with on this?

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      Asked by VictorDobos to Daniela ? on 16 Jun 2016.
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        Daniela Lobo answered on 16 Jun 2016:

        Hi VictorDobos,

        Nice to hear from you again 🙂
        When I moved to the UK, there was a small group of people (around 10) doing some work with this virus (if you are interested, this virus is actually called a “bacteriophage”, which is a virus that infects only bacteria). We are interested on designing/modifying this virus so it can detect dangerous bacteria (that can be in your food, in your body, …). Apart from that, in another group (of around 16 people), we have worked with this same virus but this time we designed it so it could “feel” blood circulation (this is important for heart diseases). That could help us see (under a microscope) if there is something blocking the blood from flowing.

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