Phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, can lie dormant within chromosomes until they’re triggered to replicate and burst out of their hosts.
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Viruses have gotten a bad rap for the many illnesses and pandemics they’ve caused. But viruses are also genetic innovators – and possibly the pioneers of using DNA as the genetic blueprint of life.
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. But could they be key in solving the antibiotic resistance epidemic?
While some viruses make us sick, others can fight against bacteria, or protect us from more harmful viruses.
The virus that could cure antibiotic resistant infections.
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Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster
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Lecturer in Bacteriophage Bioinformatics, University of Leicester
