The findings help scientists better understand how bacterial cells that cause serious diseases ... at using the naturally dormant phage to pull parts of the viral genetic code into their genome ...

Researchers at the Ragon Institute have made a significant discovery about how antibodies can directly enhance the body's ...

A groundbreaking antibiotic discovery might finally tip the balance in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria.

As concerns about waning antibiotic effectiveness grow, researchers are using unique tools to search for new ways to keep bacteria from causing infections in both humans and animals.

Bacterial cells can also alter the parts of their biology targeted by antibiotics, such as proteins or fats; this is equivalent to changing the lock so the key doesn't fit anymore, Blaskovich said.

Some will thrive and multiply, others will migrate to other parts of the patient's body ... the needle-like molecular make-up of the bacterial cells. "The combination of painting the cells ...

This protects neighboring bacterial cells from becoming infected." Silas and his colleagues made their discovery while trying to better understand underexplored parts of phage genomes known as ...

The findings help scientists better understand how bacterial cells that cause serious diseases ... at using the naturally dormant phage to pull parts of the viral genetic code into their genome ...