Viruses, bacteria and parasites can change the behavior of the humans they infect. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. ... The bacteria (or virus or parasite) made me do it. June 13, 2011.

When some bacteria manage to escape being killed by a virus, the microbes end up hamstringing themselves. And that could be useful in the fight to treat infections. “We’re kind of expecting ...

Bacteria often go dormant to avoid being wiped out by antibiotics, which makes treatment difficult. Now scientists have discovered a virus that can attack these sleeping bugs, clearing out ...

Viruses that infect bacteria cells have evolved in order to survive. Scientists found infectious agents bite on the necks of other viruses to to integrate with the host cell's DNA - making them ...

What they learned will help scientists improve on an old approach that was left behind once antibiotics became standard. Called phage therapy, it involves fighting one infection with another. First a ...