M icrobiologists have studied bacterial defense mechanisms against phages for decades. But until less than a decade ago, ...

Viruses that infect and kill bacteria, called phages, hold promise as new treatment types for dangerous infections, including ...

A group of researchers has published new findings in Science Policy Forum on potential risks from the development of mirror ...

Ofori Canacoo provides a peek behind the scenes, as well as his takeways from each episode. Here are his thoughts from the ...

Such bacteria-infecting viruses, known as phages, are considered a possible alternative to antibiotics that are no longer ...

Insights into how diverse phage communities coexist within a single E. coli strain could lead to newer, more effective ...

Researchers from the University of Illinois have reported complementary discoveries that will improve scientists' ...

Bacteriophages, or phages, have emerged as a powerful alternative to traditional antibiotics. In contrast to many antibiotics, which simultaneously attack the gut microbiota, each phage has evolved to ...

Viruses of bacteria, known as bacteriophages or phages, were discovered nearly 100 years ago. Their potential as antibacterial agents was appreciated almost immediately, with the first 'phage ...

Unlike commercial antibiotics, phages evolve alongside their bacterial hosts, dodging and parrying the bacterial response so that for every pathogen, there’s likely a bacteriophage, somewhere ...

Published online December 12 in the journal Science, a new study offers the first evidence that a single bacterial species—the host of the phage—can maintain a diverse community of competing phage ...