The newly described Panoptes bacterial immune system detects phage evasion by sensing the loss of nucleotide signals that ...

A 2026 review proposes that bacteriophage-derived delivery, barrier-breaching and immune-stimulation features could help ...

Humans throughout history have invented a variety of ways to fight back against troublesome bacteria. But bacteria live in a ...

Scientists have shown that a naturally occurring virus can dismantle complex bacterial communities responsible for severe gum disease, offering a potential alternative to traditional antibiotics. In ...

“This is one of the most common forms of bacterial immunity, so when we finally figured it out, it was a total eureka moment, ...

From medicine to agriculture and aquaculture, bacteriophages are poised to have a huge global impact. As viruses which target only bacterial cells, they hold promise as an alternative to antibiotics, ...

Antibiotic Resistance: A Growing Threat According to the World Health Organization, in 2023, one in six lab-confirmed ...

Radical NewMetrics AI Virus Targets Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria First AI-designed phage administered under FDA approval for ...