Could a Bacteria-Killing Virus Help Solve Antibiotic Resistance?

Jumbo phages belong to a group of viruses that attack bacteria. They inject their DNA and then reproduce by taking over the cell’s DNA-copying machinery. Eventually, a phage makes so many copies of itself that it will burst bacterial cell it has infected.

Scientists have known for a while that a jumbo phage pulls off its attack and escapes the bacteria’s defenses by surrounding its DNA with a protective shield made of protein. But how the shield recognizes certain useful molecules and allows them to pass in while keeping harmful ones out has been a mystery.

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