Study: 'Hidden' genes could be key in development of new antibiotics
E-Mail A study from the Center for Phage Technology, part of Texas A&Ms College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Texas A&M AgriLife Research, shows how the "hidden" genes in bacteriophages -- types of viruses that infect and destroy bacteria -- may be key to the development of a new class of antibiotics for human health. The study has been published in Nature Communications and Current Science Daily, as well as featured in a recent Nature Research Microbiology Community blog post. The ne...
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