The Human Virome Program will analyse samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect ...

Phages are viruses that precisely target and kill bacteria, which can offer “a potential solution to the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance.” ...

Bacteriophages, the most abundant life form on Earth, infect bacterial cells and influence the structure of the microbial ...

A world of microbes resides within the gut of every human being. This vast microbial community, the microbiome, which includes bacteria and viruses, has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to actively ...

Showerheads and toothbrushes are teeming with an extremely diverse collection of viruses — most of which have never been seen ...

It is a great pleasure to announce that Professor Robert T. Schooley, from the University of California, San Diego (USA), ...

A method developed by a research group at Tampere University seeks specific molecules that can target desired tissues through the bloodstream and penetrate tissues by passing through cells. This ...

Researchers are investigating whether certain viruses known as bacteriophages, or phages, which specifically infect bacteria but not human cells, affect the development of type 1 diabetes in young ...