Bacteriophages deploy streamlined yet robust strategies to replicate their DNA within host cells. Replication typically initiates at defined viral origins recognised by phage-encoded initiator ...

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As the number of antibiotic-resistant infections continues to rise, scientists are looking to bacteriophages (“phages”), viruses that infect bacteria, as an approach to tackling antibiotic resistance.

The World Institute of Kimchi (President: Hae Choon Chang), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, has confirmed in a new study that bacteriophages, which were ...