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Scientists engineered phages to act as scaffolds to carry silver nanoparticles. Together, the two bacteria-killing components were more potent than either one alone.

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Phage Therapy Re-emerges as an Antibiotic Alternative

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Phage Proteins Help Improve Drug Delivery

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Bacteria Disarm Phages by Disrupting Their Tail Assembly

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A Viral Investigation of Bathroom Biomes

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Virtual Viruses Reveal Complex Genomic Dynamics

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Cellular Cuisine: Phages on the Menu

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Phage Display: Finding the One in a Million

A Virus that Generates Electricity 

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Bacterial Time Capsules May Inform Future Medicines

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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