One type of therapy in particular is attracting serious scientific interest: bacteriophages. Phages are viruses that can destroy bacteria. In the 1920s, phage therapies were used widely against ...

single-celled bacteria can fall ill and fight off viral infections. A bacterial virus is caused by a bacteriophage, or, more simply, phage, which is one of the most ubiquitous life forms on earth.

‘Phage therapy’ uses naturally occurring viruses called bacteriophages (from the Greek meaning ‘bacteria-eaters’) to fight bacteria. The phages used in this therapy are harmless to people ...

R esearchers have a new battle tactic to fight drug-resistant bacterial infections. Their strategy involves using collections ...

An old solution, discovered over a decade before penicillin, is experiencing a resurgence in interest. Bacteriophages (phages) – viruses that specifically kill bacteria – were discovered in the early ...

Viruses that infect bacteria—known as bacteriophages - could be used in a targeted manner to combat bacterial diseases. They ...

With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy—using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to ...

phage therapy – using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections – fell into oblivion. But as the current rise in antibiotic resistance is making it increasingly ...