Are Phages Overlooked Mediators of Health and Disease?

Bacteria-infecting viruses affect the composition and behavior of microbes in the mammalian gut—and perhaps influence human biology.

Are Phages Overlooked Mediators of Health and Disease?

Bacteria-infecting viruses affect the composition and behavior of microbes in the mammalian gut—and perhaps influence human biology.

phage, microbiology, disease & medicine

Catherine Offord | Feb 1, 2021 | 1 min read

Phages interact with bacteria and eukaryotic cells in ways that researchers suspect influence mammalian health.

Ashley Yeager | May 8, 2019 | 2 min read

Tweaking the genomes of two phages and combining them with a third phage helped to clear a persistent Mycobacterium infection in the patient.