Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, ...

A baby suffering with a respiratory illness was not given prescribed antibiotics until after he suffered the first of two ...

Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules enter.

In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis responsible for more than a million deaths annually. By 2050, the ...

Ben Condon, who was two months old, died at Bristol Children’s Hospital in April 2015. | ITV News West Country ...

It later emerged that Ben had also developed a pseudomonas bacterial infection ... Reflecting on the decision not to administer antibiotics, she said: "We have rely on what we are seeing and ...

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to identify 25 new protein compounds that can kill bacteria and fungi, ...

Small companies attempting to help solve a global crisis in drug-resistant infections with novel treatments are facing a wall of disinterest from investors and a lack of help from governments. That’s ...

A doctor has explained why a premature baby was not given antibiotics until he suffered the first of two cardiac arrests, an ...