BiomX’s acquisition of Adaptive Phage Therapeutics is looking like a good bet now that one of the treatments from the deal ...

A computer virus that rewrites the executable file it targets rather than attaching itself to the file and running along with it. See virus. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

A newly discovered bacteriophage with the potential to save lives was named "KpRaz1" in tribute to a fallen soldier, the European Friends of the Hebrew University organization announced earlier ...

A female patient at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) was successfully treated with viruses, one of which was taken from the ...

BiomX's BX211 virus therapy shows promise in Phase 2 trial, reducing foot ulcer size in diabetic bone infection patients ...

A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. In fact, the word "bacteriophage" literally means "bacteria eater," because bacteriophages destroy their host cells. All bacteriophages ...

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

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

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"If we understand the defense mechanisms activated by the bacteria in response to phage infections, we can develop methods to bypass them." For the study, the researchers selected the bacterium ...

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