I'm on the hunt for a microbial saviour – a type of virus that can treat infections rather than cause them.We all know the viral bad guys – Covid, flu, norovirus, herpes, chicken pox, measles… the ...

As bacteria that cause shigellosis evolve to escape a virus, the microbes may become less deadly, a hopeful sign for “phage therapy.” ...

The process through which viruses infect bacteria is one of the most striking in biology. It’s also one most studied processes in the past few decades. When viruses infect a cell, they typically do ...

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

Phage - the friendly virus Phage science may sound new and exciting, but it is actually a century old idea stemming from the discoveries of Felix d'Hérelle and Frederick Twort in the 1910s.

A new case study, described in the journal Nature Communications, outlines the world's first use of a genetically modified virus to treat a life-threatening antibiotic-resistant bacterial ...

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 ...

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 ...

Phage therapy offers hope for fighting bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics. The FDA needs to loosen restrictions on its use.

IPTC study uses PASA16 phage to treat Pseudomonas infections with 86.6% success among 16 patients, encouraging alternative therapy exploration." Phage therapy, the use of specific anti-bacterial ...