Abstract: The invention relates to methods, uses, systems, arrays, engineered nucleotide sequences and vectors for inhibiting bacterial population growth or for altering the relative ratio of sub-populations of first and second bacteria in a mixed population of bacteria. The invention is particularly useful, for example, for treatment of microbes such as for environmental, medical, food and beverage use. The invention relates inter alia to methods of controlling microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) or biofouling of a substrate or fluid in an industrial or domestic system.

Abstract: The invention relates to retrieving or modifying target nucleic acids, such as host cell chromosomal DNA, by homologous recombination with vectors that have been cut to provide recombinogenic nucleic acid strands in situ. The methods described herein can be used to modify a target nucleic acid in vitro or in any prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell using homologous recombination.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods, uses, systems, arrays, engineered nucleotide sequences and vectors for inhibiting bacterial population growth or for altering the relative ratio of sub-populations of first and second bacteria in a mixed population of bacteria. The invention is particularly useful, for example, for treatment of microbes such as for environmental, medical, food and beverage use. The invention relates inter alia to methods of controlling microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) or biofouling of a substrate or fluid in an industrial or domestic system.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods, uses, systems, arrays, engineered nucleotide sequences and vectors for inhibiting bacterial population growth or for altering the relative ratio of sub-populations of first and second bacteria in a mixed population of bacteria. The invention is particularly useful, for example, for treatment of microbes such as for environmental, medical, food and beverage use. The invention relates inter alia to methods of controlling microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) or biofouling of a substrate or fluid in an industrial or domestic system.

Abstract: The technology described herein relates to new CRISPR/Cas systems and components thereof, vectors, proteins, fusion proteins, ribonucleoprotein complexes and methods of using the new system and components. The new system can be used in CRISPRi applications and can be fused to any number of effector domain modalities, such as nucleases, base editors, prime editors and the like to perform various DNA modifications.

Abstract: The invention relates to retrieving or modifying target nucleic acids, such as host cell chromosomal DNA, by homologous recombination with vectors that have been cut to provide recombinogenic nucleic acid strands in situ. The methods described herein can be used to modify a target nucleic acid in vitro or in any prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell using homologous recombination.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of killing bacterial target cells comprising Resistance-Nodulation-Cell Division (RND)-efflux pumps, as well as carrier cells useful for this purpose wherein the carrier cells comprise a conjugative plasmid encoding an antibacterial-microbial agent that is toxic to target cells. A carrier bacterium is capable of conjugative transfer of plasmid DNA encoding the agent to a target cell.

Abstract: The invention provides propagator cells and methods for propagating phage and transduction particles.

Abstract: The invention relates to retrieving or modifying target nucleic acids, such as host cell chromosomal DNA, by homologous recombination with vectors that have been cut to provide recombinogenic nucleic acid strands in situ. In some aspects, a marker sequence is created by the method of the invention, wherein the marker sequence is in the product of the method but not present in the starting nucleic acid strands of the method.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods, uses, systems, arrays, engineered nucleotide sequences and vectors for inhibiting bacterial population growth or for altering the relative ratio of sub-populations of first and second bacteria in a mixed population of bacteria. The invention is particularly useful, for example, for treatment of microbes such as for environmental, medical, food and beverage use. The invention relates inter alia to methods of controlling microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) or biofouling of a substrate or fluid in an industrial or domestic system.

Abstract: The invention provides propagator cells and methods for propagating phage and transduction particles.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods, uses, systems, arrays, engineered nucleotide sequences and vectors for inhibiting bacterial population growth or for altering the relative ratio of sub-populations of first and second bacteria in a mixed population of bacteria. The invention is particularly useful, for example, for treatment of microbes such as for environmental, medical, food and beverage use. The invention relates inter alia to methods of controlling microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) or biofouling of a substrate or fluid in an industrial or domestic system.

Abstract: The invention relates to retrieving or modifying target nucleic acids, such as host cell chromosomal DNA, by homologous recombination with vectors that have been cut to provide recombinogenic nucleic acid strands in situ.

Abstract: The invention provides competitive particles, such as virus-like particles, RNAs and DNAs for the treatment or prevention of viral infections and methods of using such particles for treating or preventing or reducing the risk of viral infections (or symptoms thereof) in a subject, such as a human or animal subject. For example, the method herein is a method of reducing or reducing the establishment of a zoonotic population of a virus in an animal, such as a livestock or wild animal (eg, a bat, camelid or a Pholidota (eg, a pangolin)).

Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating or preventing microbial (eg, bacterial) infections and means for performing these methods. In particular, treatment of infections requiring rapid and durable therapy is made possible, such as for treating acute conditions such as septicemia, sepsis, SIRS or septic shock. The invention is particularly useful, for example, for treatment of microbes such as for environmental, food and beverage use. The invention relates inter alia to methods of controlling microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) or biofouling of a substrate or fluid in an industrial or domestic system. The invention also useful for the treatment of pathogenic bacterial infections in subjects receiving a treatment for a disease or condition, such as a transplant or a treatment for cancer, a viral infection or an autoimmune disease.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of modulating immune cells in a patient by altering microbiota of the patient. The invention also relates to methods of modulating treatments or therapies in a subject organism by altering microbiota of the subject. The invention also relates to cell populations, systems, arrays, cells, RNA, kits and other means for effecting this. In an example, advantageously selective targeting of a particular species in a human gut microbiota using guided nucleic acid modification is carried out to effect the alteration.

Abstract: The invention relates to multimers such as multimers comprising 4 copies of a binding site or peptide; tetramers of polypeptides; and tetramers, octamers, dodecamers and hexadecamers of epitopes or effector domains, such as antigen binding sites (eg, antibody or TCR binding sites that specifically bind to antigen or pMHC, or variable domains thereof) or peptides such as incretin, insulin or hormone peptides. The invention also relates to methods and uses to expand antigen specificity of binding sites, as well as vaccines, methods of vaccination and assay methods and reagents.

Abstract: The invention relates to treating or preventing anaemia in a subject, such as a mammal or human. In particular, the invention addresses moderate to severe anaemia. Additionally, the invention provides means for sparing administration of erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs) to subjects.

Abstract: The invention relates to guided nucleases, CRISPR/Cas systems, crRNAs, single gRNAs, vectors, methods and pharmaceutical compositions, for example for targeting sporulating bacteria, or for targeting C difficile, Salmonella, E coli or Streptococcus.

Abstract: The invention relates to multimers such as tetramers of polypeptides and tetramers and octamers of effector domains, such as antigen binding sites (eg, antibody or TCR binding sites that specifically bind to antigen or pMHC, or variable domains thereof) or peptides such as incretin, insulin or hormone peptides.