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Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

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When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...

Schrödinger later revised his view – around the 1950s – suggesting that life depends on free energy. Free energy is the ...

Researchers have revealed that the presence of Nora virus in fruit flies can increase their sensitivity to bacterial infection and could limit their lifespan.

The list of 24 pathogen families is also the first to consider global health threats, as well as threats specific to the UK ...

The invention combines silver nanowires and a tiny electric current to create a surface that eliminates and repels bacteria ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." ...