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

Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules enter.

Scientists are learning more about how an intriguing type of virus protects itself. Revealing its strategies could boost the fight against antibiotic resistance.

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Scientists are learning more about how an intriguing type of virus protects itself. Revealing its strategies could boost the fight against antibiotic resistance. Phages are viruses that attack ...

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Pseudomonas bacteria infected by different mutations of a jumbo phage. The dot in the middle is the shield created by the ...

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting ... when it comes to using these viruses against infections. The researchers wanted to learn how the shield recognizes the useful proteins ...