University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against ...

This flaw has prompted scientists to seek alternative solutions. One alternative to antibiotics is phage therapy, which ...

Phage therapy has recently garnered significant attention as an alternative or adjunctive approach to conventional antibiotic treatments, especially against ...

Their potential as antibacterial agents was appreciated almost immediately, with the first 'phage therapy' trials predating Fleming's discovery of penicillin by approximately a decade. In this ...

This made her the first patient in South-east Asia to benefit from phage therapy, which uses viruses called bacteriophages (or phages) to selectively target and kill bacteria, the hospital said on ...

Nonetheless, there are several challenges that must be addressed prior to widespread adoption of phage therapy. In this section, the authors consider various strategies of phage formulation ...