With the rise of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy (the use of viruses called bacteriophages to fight bacterial infections) was abandoned. Today, the increase in antibiotic resistance makes ...

Researchers have recently made a significant breakthrough in the quest for a more efficient and cost-effective treatment method. Their study, which brings to light the potential of bacteriophages — ...

With antibiotic resistance rising, scientists think bacteriophages — which hunt and kill bacteria — could cure bacterial infections. For such tiny agents, viruses have taken a huge toll on ...

DNA origami is a technique that involves folding a bacteriophage DNA into a prescribed nanostructure using short oligonucleotides. This technique has found great utility in crystal engineering, where ...

In a recent review published in Cell, researchers presented an overview of bacteriophage treatment, including mechanisms, types, design and applications of bacteriophage therapy. Study ...

iNtRON Biotechnology announced that iNtRON has developed its unique CRISPR/Cas system customized for the genetic modification of certain bacteria and corresponding bacteriophage. BOSTON and SEOUL, ...

A team of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California San Diego used a single bacteriophage to treat an immunocompromised patient ...

Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. Research involving their use in human patients has been ongoing for several decades, but they are still not used to treat patients.

Like any other living thing, the bacteria used in cheese can get sick. Bacterial viruses, known as bacteriophage or phage, can infect the starter bacteria used in cheese. These infections lead to ...