Are Bacteriophages (Phages) DNA Or RNA Viruses? May 11, 2022 DNA and RNA. Credit Gabriela Slizewska A bacteriophage, also known as a phage, is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea....
How does a phage based vaccine work? March 31, 2022 During the COVID-19 pandemic, many scientists investigated various types of vaccine production in the hopes of saving the world. Other effective vaccines have been...
The structure, packaging and ejection of bacteriophage genome December 24, 2021 Bacteriophages consist of a protein coat that surrounds/protects their genomes; the arrangement of the genome inside this coat has been proposed by several researchers....
Can lysogenic phages be trained to enter into the lytic cycle? October 10, 2021 Have you ever come across the word phage training? Phages are viruses that eat up bacteria; that's what many of us know. They are...