Huge, bacteria-eating viruses could be a game-changer for antibiotics that currently struggle to fend off deadly infections.

Phyla, a new skincare brand backed by Ryan Reynolds and Shiseido, uses natural phage technology to clear up pimples.

A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. In fact, the word "bacteriophage" literally means "bacteria eater," because bacteriophages destroy their host cells. All bacteriophages ...

Andrew’s work has appeared in Eos and Science. View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The M13 bacteriophage, a rod-shaped virus that infects bacteria, is adorned in a molecular coat, ...

Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules enter.

‘Phage therapy’ uses naturally occurring viruses called bacteriophages (from the Greek meaning ‘bacteria-eaters’) to fight bacteria. The phages used in this therapy are harmless to people ...

A bacteriophage, also called a phage, is a type of virus that cannot infect human cells. However, the bacteriophage name reveals its useful purpose: It is a bacteria eater that can infect and ...

To create their viral traps, the team started with a single-stranded DNA molecule that was either synthesized or derived from a bacteriophage virus. They mixed this DNA with shorter, synthetic DNA ...

Cytophage has developed a versatile bacteriophage-based antibacterial ... rapid and contamination-free virus manufacturing capacity. For animal applications, phages can be mixed with animal ...

Photo ID: Rossmann.DNAmotor This computer illustration (requires QuickTime 3 or higher) shows the arrangement of proteins that make up the Bacteriophage phi29 DNA packaging motor. The tiny motor is ...

He is exploring strategies to increase immune responses against HPV infections, using platforms such as bacteriophage virus-like particles (VLPs). Dr. Tumban has observed that the display site of an ...