Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules ...

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, ...

In the face of rising concerns about antibiotic resistant infections, an international group of microbial experts have ...

Phyla, a new skincare brand backed by Ryan Reynolds and Shiseido, uses natural phage technology to clear up pimples.

A Loughborough University-backed research project investigating the development of new treatments for drug-resistant ...

We found that this bacteriophage has different fibrils—or 'legs'—and receptors on them that recognize bacteria," added Oksana Kotovskaya, a co-author of the work and a Ph.D. student of the ...

Experts from Loughborough, alongside colleagues from the University of Nottingham, aim to combat antimicrobial resistance ...

Bacteriophages are viruses that specifically target bacteria but are harmless to humans. They employ two mechanisms: they can ...

(Photo by: GILLES/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Bacteriophages (or just "phages") are an interesting area of science. Naturally occurring viruses that only attack bacteria ...

However, an equally fascinating but lesser-known phenomenon is the ongoing battle between bacteria and bacteriophages—viruses that specifically target and infect bacteria. This struggle, which takes ...

Thousands of treated patients support the potential of phage therapy, but limited knowledge of this technique and its regulatory complexity hinder its expansion ...