Some bacterial-infecting viruses use ‘sponges’ to mop up defence molecules, but bacteria can fight back by responding when a sponge captures decoy molecules.

Hundreds of new viruses living inside bacteria within our gut have been discovered in an international study led by Professor ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered more than 100 new human viruses in 252 different gut microbes, ...

Using CRISPR-based genetic engineering, the team further identified mutations in viral genes that prevent activation, ...

Maren Denison, third-year student at the University of Iowa, was in sixth grade when she found out her lung function had ...

Research on bacteriophages in the human gut reveals their dormant nature and potential to impact gut microbiome health ...

MIT researchers have dramatically lowered the error rate of prime editing, a technique with promise for treating numerous ...

urning genes on and off is like flipping a light switch, controlling whether genes in a cell are active. When a gene is turned on, the production of proteins or other substances is promoted; when it's ...