Scientists have discovered a new type of immune defense in E. coli bacteria that turns viral infection machinery against the ...

Bacteria use a newly discovered system called Kongming to turn viral enzymes into a self-destruct signal, with big biotech ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of immune defense in E. coli bacteria that turns viral infection machinery against the ...

This discovery could inform the development of future biotech tools and phage therapy as an alternative to antibiotics. Over 1800 years ago in China, legendary military strategist Zhuge Liang ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a live-imaging system, Phollow, that tracks individual ...

And these defences — some of which have relatives in the human immune system — are likely to inspire new treatments, particularly in the area of phage therapies, which kill pathogenic bacteria ...

Berlin, Germany – April 7, 2025 — With antimicrobial resistance rising as one of the world's most pressing health threats, the 8th World Congress on Targeting Phage Therapy 2025 will bring ...

Scientists have now used advanced imaging techniques to provide a detailed look at how a tiny virus, known as a phage, invades Mycobacteria. Mycobacteria are the world's most deadly bacteria ...