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

Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...

Until recently, phages were considered as mere “bacteria eaters” with potential for use in combating antimicrobial resistance. The real value of phage therapy assessed according to the standards of ...

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 ...

Pseudomonas bacteria infected by different mutations of a jumbo phage. The dot in the middle is the shield created by the phage to protect its DNA after it has infected the bacterial cell. Image by ...

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, they make so many copies of themselves that the bacteria burst. By looking ...

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

In 2020, Bondy-Denomy led a study showing that the protein shield protects the phage's DNA from attacks by the bacteria's defenses. He and Claire Kokontis, BS, a graduate student, suspected this ...

The jumbo phage has more than four times the DNA of an average phage. It uses this genetic material to create a restricted space inside bacteria where it can copy its DNA while surrounded by a ...

Researchers who have been given access to Google's new AI "co-scientist" tool are enthusiastic about its potential, but it ...