Killing time: Study sheds light on phages and precision cell destruction
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 - 23:11
in Biology & Nature
Phage therapy, which exploits the ability of certain viruses to infect and replicate within bacteria, shows promise for treating antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. But designing such therapies depends on understanding how phages work. Phages can kill the cell immediately, or become dormant and kill it later, with a high level of precision in kill time.