Beyond its role in the initiation of digestion, the oral microbiome appears to be key to maintaining both oral and systemic ...

Gene editing and many other useful biotechnology tools came from studies of bacteria fighting off viral invaders. But ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat that could supplant cancer mortality within a few decades. Researchers at ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in the ...

In a growing global trend, bacteria have evolved new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections. The rising antibiotic resistance crisis poses a significant public health ...

Maria Sokolova, head of the Lise Meitner Research Group Bacteriophages at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, receives ...

This important study analyzes the effect of heat treatment on phage-bacterial interactions and convincingly shows that prior heat exposure alters the bacterial cell envelope, enhancing persistence and ...

BiomX’s acquisition of Adaptive Phage Therapeutics is looking like a good bet now that one of the treatments from the deal ...

BiomX's BX211 virus therapy shows promise in Phase 2 trial, reducing foot ulcer size in diabetic bone infection patients ...