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. Viruses of ...

Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage invaders—by seizing genetic material from weakened, dormant phages and ...

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For those who live in high-cost areas or have large homebuying budgets, a regular conforming mortgage might not cut it. If you need an especially large loan, you'll likely need to find a mortgage ...

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A jumbo mortgage exceeds the annual loan limit set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. In 2025, that ceiling is $806,500 for a single-family home in most of the U.S. However, some high-cost ...

Jumbo CDs are just like traditional CDs, but they generally have a much higher minimum opening deposit. In exchange, they usually give a better interest rate than other CDs at the same bank.

SINGAPORE - A century-old treatment that uses viruses to attack bacteria was successfully used in 2024 to save the life of a Singapore General Hospital (SGH) patient who had exhausted all care ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." Scientists ...