In the continual arms race between parasites and their hosts, innovation was thought to be the key to a successful attack or ...

One common fly has successfully fought off its wasp predator by stealing a gene from bacteria that originated in bacteriophage ... innovation was thought to be the key to a successful attack or ...

Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria from thousands of different species. These bacteria form ...

Some viruses only infect bacterial cells; they are known as bacteriophages, and they have real potential to defeat antibiotic ...

A group of 38 top scientists spanning disciplines from synthetic biology to planetary sciences has issued a stark warning: ...

Winners of UTSA’s annual Innovation Awards were recently announced, in recognition of their substantial contributions to the ...

Insights into how diverse phage communities coexist within a single E. coli strain could lead to newer, more effective phage-based therapies.

A new study reveals how a single species of bacteria can sustain a diverse community of phage species, with implications for ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

He wants Georgia to emerge as a global player in solving this challenge, by developing drugs from bacteriophage microorganisms, also called phages, which can conquer harmful bacteria in the human ...

This study makes a valuable advance in our understanding of defensive symbionts in insects. It uses a meta-analysis to quantify the magnitude of change in host fitness components when symbionts are ...