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

Thousands of treated patients support the potential of phage therapy, but limited knowledge of this technique and its regulatory complexity hinder its expansion ...

In the microscopic world, bacteria face a similar scenario. For every bacterium out there—good and bad—there are around 10 viruses, also called "bacteriophages" or simply "phages." Each of ...

Synthetic cells that look just like natural cells but are chemically reversed could outcompete other living organisms − with ...

Biologists converted gut bacteria into miniature protein factories that manufacture and release a sustained flow of targeted proteins inside the lower intestines. This technique solves one of the ...

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, they make so many copies of themselves that the bacteria burst.

It uses this genetic material to create a restricted space inside bacteria where it can copy ... Jumbo phages belong to a group of viruses called bacteriophages, or phages for short, which were ...