Bacteriophages, the viruses that prey on bacteria, are emerging as powerful allies in the battle against antibiotic-resistant infections. From decoding the molecular signals that decide whether they ...

University of Exeter scientists studied chemical communication by phages (viruses that infect bacteria). The phages assessed in the study have two choices when they enter a cell: lie dormant or kill ...

Virology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the biology of viruses and viral diseases, including the distribution, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, ecology, evolution ...