Disappointed in your answer regarding infectious diseases. Ten million annual deaths by 2050—not! Bacteriophages to the rescue. Maybe you should answer the question: What are bacteriophages? —Jerry ...

Chan: Bacteriophages are the viruses of bacteria, and they are the most numerous replicating entity on the planet: basically, they're everywhere that bacteria are. They bounce around until they ...

A phage is a virus specific to bacteria in that the mechanism of phage self-replication relies on hijacking the cellular machinery of a bacterium and are thus unable to survive in other hosts. Phage ...

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: ...

Imagine that the next time you catch a stomach bug and antibiotics fail to work, you knock back a vial of clear liquid. The solution teems with bacteriophages, viruses resembling tiny rocket ships.

Aims: Novel anticancer strategies have employed bacteriophages as drug carriers and display platforms for anticancer agents; however, bacteriophage-based platforms maintain their natural antibacterial ...

An international team of scientists who spent five years studying the poo of 647 Danish babies found something astonishing. The nappy samples contained 10,000 species of virus—10 times the number of ...

In the fight against antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) superbugs, an important weapon may just be hiding in some polluted stream, in some remote village that lacks adequate sewage infrastructure, or in a ...