University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein ...

Certain chemical compounds can disable the bacterial immune systems that protect them from viruses, making the bacteria ...

By simplifying the engineering process and expanding what can be built, the Golden Gate method greatly broadens the possibilities for scientists working to develop bacteriophages as tools to combat ...

Bacteria incubated with bacteriophages in space accumulated distinct mutations compared to those on Earth, highlighting the ...

In a new study, scientists analyzed how a biological battle played out between a strain of E. coli and a T7 bacteriophage, ...

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A batch of bacteria and viruses launched to the International Space Station returned to Earth with unexpected mutations that ...

Bats, critical reservoirs of viruses with significant cross-species spillover risks, have long been understudied in the Indochina Peninsula. A study ...