Researchers at Pitt have produced the most detailed image to date of a bacteriophage–phage for short–that has allowed them to ...

Bacteria, which are susceptible to infection by bacteriophages, often carry multiple genes encoding anti-phage defense ...

Bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that selectively target and infect bacteria, have drawn growing attention for their ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, ...

The proteasome is a microscopic barrel-shaped machine found in every cell of the human body. For decades, scientists only ...

While the health effects of artificial sweeteners are still up for debate, a new study suggests they might also be a ...

Saccharin destabilizes bacterial membranes and interferes with DNA replication, causing lysis and impairing virulence traits. The sweetener also re-sensitizes multidrug-resistant pathogens to ...

A study shows continued increase in antibiotic resistance is not inevitable and offers new insights to help monitor drug ...