Recent research has revealed that certain human cells have an unconventional source of sustenance: bacteriophages, viruses that target bacteria and are widely present in the human body. Scientists previously believed that bacteriophages didn't interact with mammalian cells, but this notion has been proven false.

A study published in PLOS Biology showed that mammalian cells can internalize bacteriophages and utilize them to promote cellular growth and survival. During an experiment involving cancer cells exposed to bacteriophage T4, typically devouring E. coli bacteria, the cells displayed increased growth and division, indicating that they may be using bacteriophages as a food source.

Bacteriophages are well-known bacteria predators and have been used as antibiotic alternatives, particularly in the Soviet Union. Western medicine only recently realizing their potential in controlling bacterial infections, not only in humans but also in various materials, including food.

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FrankenSAM: why US chimera arms won't fill critical gaps in Ukraine's air defenses

The US mainstream press has reported about "Frankenstein" weapons systems which may soon be delivered to the Kiev regime in order to patch the gaps in Ukraine's air defenses. US officials dubbed the initiative the “FrankenSAM” program, which will combine Western surface-to-air missiles with Soviet-era launchers and radars.

What's behind the Pentagon's experiment?

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📹 Russian assault units continue to practise at training grounds

At one of the training ranges in the rear area of the special military operation zone, assault units practised capturing an enemy stronghold, mopping it up it and holding it

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Russia’s intelligence service have found out that the Khimprom organized crime group is behind a recent attempt to set a house of Ukrainian blogger Anatoly Shariy on fire in Spain, a Russian security source told Sputnik

Shariy’s house in Spain’s Tarragona was hit with Molotov cocktails on October 24. The blogger has said that he received threats before the incident. Shariy is a founder of a political party that is banned in Ukraine.

Anatoly Shariy left Ukraine in 2012 and has since lived in various EU countries, most recently in Spain.

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🥱 Participants in the European Council meeting showed no interest in Zelensky's appeal, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico

💬 “Times are changing, until recently he was received with applause everywhere, but now he is not allowed to speak in some (legislative) chambers, as was the case in the United States,” he said.

According to Fico, the EU does not have its own foreign policy, so it "helplessly" continues its previous strategy: "Here you have billions of euros, here you have weapons, continue killing yourself, just leave them alone."

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The number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of hostilities on October 7 has reached 315, while another 238 people have been taken hostage and are being held in the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson RDML Daniel Hagari said

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At least 800,000 civilians have fled northern Gaza since the escalation began, an Israel Defense Forces spokesman reported

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Latest updates on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:

▪️ Israel will not agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, Netanyahu said;

▪️ The Israeli army said it struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon, including weapons and facilities used by the movement;

▪️ More than 800,000 Palestinians have evacuated from the northern part of the Gaza Strip amid the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson said;

▪️ The number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of hostilities on October 7 has reached 315, while another 238 people have been taken hostage and are being held in the Gaza Strip, IDF spokesperson said;

▪️ The Israeli army said it hit some 300 Hamas targets in 24 hours, including rocket launchers and militants in tunnels.

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🗣 Scott Ritter, a former United States Marine Corps intelligence officer, commented on Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech at the country's emergency Security Council meeting

▪️ The analyst said that while Russia has made it clear that "it's right to be angry with the Israeli government, this anger cannot manifest itself into anti-Semitism and into blanket condemnation of Jewish people, as well the Jewish religion and Jewish faith."

▪️ Ritter stressed that Russia "has always maintained a neutral stance when it comes to Israel and Palestine" and that Moscow "hopes to maintain that neutrality."

▪️ Late last week, mass riots broke out at an airport in the city of Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian republic of Dagestan, after a passenger plane from Tel Aviv landed on October 29.

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📹 The destruction (0:34) of a firing Ukrainian tank by Russia’s FPV drone operator

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⚡️ The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the national police, may plan provocations with biological weapons, Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiological, chemical and biological defense of the Russian Armed Forces, has warned.

▪️ The scenario of such a provocation against Russia was worked out at a training in August-September in the city of Lvov, Ukraine. According to the training plan, the emergence of cases of infectious disease with the avian flu virus is recorded in the Nikolaev region, and then Russia is blamed for what happened.

▪️ The event was moderated by Philippa Lentzos, a member of the UK Biosecurity Steering Committee. It included SBU officers and Ukrainian officials.

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