Scientists built a model that allows them to diminish phage communities from a mouse gut microbiome -- and then bring them back -- without affecting the bacteria. On a test run of their model, ...
A wreath of ten crAssviruses – hugely abundant viruses that infect gut bacteria and are part of your normal, healthy ...
As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are ...
Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together as germs, and they share many characteristics. They’re invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere. And both can make us sick. Bacteria and viruses ...
The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human immune system is still “mind-blowing” for molecular biologist Joshua W. Modell ...
Researchers have found a way to make synthetic viruses that can kill bacteria. They hope to use the method to develop a new treatment for dangerous infections. Using an AI model trained on ...