New insights into a "friendly virus" that could pave the way for cutting-edge treatments for the potentially fatal superbug C ...

University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against ...

Known as phage therapy, it uses viruses to kill harmful bacteria in difficult-to-treat infections. Read more at ...

A newly developed laboratory tool can, within hours, help to identify specific viruses which can be used to destroy variants ...

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Bacteriophages are viruses that selectively target and kill bacteria. They are abundant, commonly occurring natural entities ...

Nonetheless, there are several challenges that must be addressed prior to widespread adoption of phage therapy. In this section, the authors consider various strategies of phage formulation ...

Bacteria steal DNA from silent viruses and use it like a memory bank. That memory helps them protect future generations.

Phage therapy has recently garnered significant attention as an alternative or adjunctive approach to conventional antibiotic treatments, especially against ...

A newly developed laboratory tool can, within hours, help to identify specific viruses which can be used to destroy variants of the dangerous pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus.