UCSF scientists are taking the first steps toward creating a new type of antibiotic that uses an unusual virus to defeat ...

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, ...

You probably think “antibiotic resistance” means that a bacterial infection can’t be cured by any antibiotics. But the FDA ...

While we've seen antibacterial wound dressings before, Italian scientists have taken the idea to new extremes. They've ...

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to identify 25 new protein compounds that can kill bacteria and fungi, ...

Researchers have developed nanoflower-coated bandages with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory properties, capable of killing ...

Initially, phages were seen as a way to treat bacterial infections, because they are harmless to humans and can kill specific bacteria while leaving others alone. Interest died away once ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, sometimes referred to as superbugs, have become more common across the globe as these viruses ...

The researchers showed that when curcumin is intentionally given to bacteria as food and then activated by light, it can trigger deleterious reactions within these microbes, eventually killing them.