The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human immune system is still “mind-blowing” for molecular biologist Joshua Modell of ...

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human ...

Viruses are so simple in their structure, they may not even qualify as living things. Yet, they are ruthless in their robotic ...

Some viruses, known as bacteriophages, only infect bacterial cells, often destroying those bacteria in the process. Bacteriophages or phages .. | Microbiology ...

University of Toronto researchers have made the first discovery of a virus that infects Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria ...

AI designed new bacteriophages that killed E. coli in lab tests, promising advances but raising safety concerns.

The viruses in question are bacteriophages, which only infect bacteria – they can’t infect humans, or any other animals for ...

Hydrogen peroxide does kill germs and viruses, and a typical 3% concentration is an effective household disinfectant. Here's ...

Some bacterial-infecting viruses use ‘sponges’ to mop up defence molecules, but bacteria can fight back by responding when a ...

Sweat is known to kill germs on your body, and unless it mixes with a cough, sneeze, or other bodily fluids, it won't ...

One report from the United States was of an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (or Staph, for short) in a group of high-school football players. Players who shared a towel were ...