In the early and mid-1980s, scientists used phages to express recombinant proteins. The protein was retained inside the virions, so screening required growing viral plaques, creating a stamp of these ...

When a person receives a cancer diagnosis, treatment can often include chemotherapy. This method of treating cancer also can affect healthy cells. But what if there was a drug on the market that, ...

Lynn Cole was in a never-ending cycle of getting recurrent blood infections. And no antibiotic drugs managed to kill off her zombie-like bacteria. “It just got so frustrating over the years because we ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Antibiotic-resistant infections, which have been on the rise for years, were the cause of more than 1.2 million ...

Scientists insert variable DNA sequences coding for their proteins of interest into plasmids that carry a phage coat protein gene, an antibiotic resistance gene, and a packaging signal. Then they ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Biswajit Biswas drew a syringe full of phage and injected it into his laboratory mice, one after ...

Biliary tract infection (BTI) is a disease with high morbidity and mortality, often associated with structural abnormalities such as common bile duct stones and malignant tumors. Although Pseudomonas ...