Research revealed how bacteriophages use a tiny piece of genetic material to hijack bacterial cells and make more copies of themselves.

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are developing alternatives for antibiotics, such as bacteriophages.

From medicine to agriculture and aquaculture, bacteriophages are poised to have a huge global impact. As viruses which target only bacterial cells, they hold promise as an alternative to antibiotics, ...

At Purdue University, undergraduates get to get their hands dirty in the lab. Metaphorically, of course – their hands and labs are clean, but their understanding of the in-depth complexities of the ...

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 with ...

What is a bacteriophage and how many different types of phage exist? A phage is a virus that infects a bacterium. People often get very confused about what the difference is between a virus and a ...

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

We develop phage cocktails as precision medicines to target and destroy specific harmful bacteria.’’ This is the mission statement of BiomX, a biotech company. Bacteriophage cocktails for treating ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a fatal infectious disease that caused 1.5 million deaths worldwide in 2020. Developing countries are particularly affected and diagnosis, especially in children and adolescents, ...