More than a million people a year are already dying from infections caused by microbes that are resistant to treatment – it's ...

An obscure group of phages offers insights into elements of microbial warfare—and blueprints for new antibiotics.

A newly discovered bacteriophage with the potential to save lives was named "KpRaz1" in tribute to a fallen soldier, the ...

An study led by Prof. Ran Nir-Paz and Prof. Ronen Hazan has used a virus called phage PASA16 to treat tough infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The study, involving 16 patients, showed a ...

Although phage therapies are still an emerging area of research, they have been safely and effectively used in the former Soviet Union and post-Soviet states since their discovery in 1917.

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 ...

Biologists have been investigating phage for use in life-threatening antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. [Related: Virus observed sucking on another virus’ ‘neck’ for the first time .] ...

Calvin’s biology department offers a special research program for a select group of first-year students. In this two-semester program, you’ll gather specimens and isolate a unique bacterial virus, ...

Phage therapy is not yet approved in the US, ... NB.1.8.1 has mutations that could increase the virus’s transmissibility and decrease the efficacy of certain neutralizing antibodies against it.

THE GOOD VIRUS: The Amazing Story and Forgotten Promise of the Phage, by Tom Ireland. THE MASTER BUILDER: How the New Science of the Cell Is Rewriting the Story of Life, by Alfonso Martinez Arias.

Phage virus discovered at Hebrew University named after fallen soldier Phages are viruses that precisely target and kill bacteria, which can offer “a potential solution to the growing crisis of ...