Jumbo phages love to kill bacteria—could they be used as antibiotics?

PHYSorg
Feb 5, 2025, 4:36 pm135 pts
Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, they make so many copies of themselves that the bacteria burst. By looking at this process in a unique type of virus called a jumbo phage, scientists hope to learn how to make new…

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