Scientists have engineered a groundbreaking cancer treatment that uses bacteria to smuggle viruses directly into tumors, ...

Long before humans became interested in killing bacteria, viruses were on the job. Viruses that attack bacteria, termed "phages" (short for bacteriophage), were first identified by their ability ...

Cancer research has long looked at bacteria and viruses as separate tools for therapy. Now, researchers are showing that the ...

At present, "no such early intervention exists for the viruses that could cause the next pandemic," professor Adam ...

Spencer Toth, an undergraduate double majoring in biology and environmental science, has received the first paid internship through the Environmental Science Program at UD. With her internship, Toth ...

The CDC will soon recommend that some people take a "morning-after" antibiotic to lower their risk of STIs. But someday, it's possible that bacteria-killing viruses could do this without driving ...

Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together as germs, and they share many characteristics. They’re invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere. And both can make us sick, even kill us ...

Researchers have examined the gut microbiomes of healthy 100-year-olds and found that they have a diversity of bacteria-eating viruses that, they say, contribute to long life and good health ...

Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together as germs, and they share many characteristics. They’re invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere. And both can make us sick. Bacteria and ...

Microbes come in an incredible variety, armed with a wide range of biochemical tools. Some can home in on tumors, others can ...