Dennis D'Amico, associate professor of animal science, has demonstrated that bacteriophages can effectively reduce the amount ...

Researchers are investigating whether certain viruses known as bacteriophages, or phages, which specifically infect bacteria but not human cells, affect the development of type 1 diabetes in young ...

Bacteriophages are the most common entities on earth and represent a constant challenge to bacterial populations. To fend off bacteriophage infection, bacteria evolved immune systems to avert phage ...

A world of microbes resides within the gut of every human being. This vast microbial community, the microbiome, which ...

Jumbo phages utilize a complex protein import system, with Imp1 as a key gatekeeper, to transport proteins into their ...

Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. Some phages follow a lytic life cycle where they inject their DNA into the host cell and hijack its mechanisms to reproduce. When the number of ...

Dr. Ajoy Sonkar cites participation of millions in Mahakumbh without widespread illness as river’s ‘self-cleansing’ ...

A British scientist first observed the anti-bacterial properties of Ganga water in 1896. Last year, a paper found that ...

Conducted by Padma Shri awardee Dr Ajay Sonkar, the study found that the river contains 1,100 types of ...

His tweets came in response to the report that the Ganga River has a self-purification mechanism due to the presence of 1,100 ...