As bacteria become increasingly (and worryingly) resistant to antibiotics, scientists are recruiting bacteriophages—a bacteria’s sworn evolutionary enemy—to fight against these troublesome “superbugs.

Engineers have developed modular nanoparticles that can be easily customized to target different biological entities such as tumors, viruses or toxins. The surface of the nanoparticles is engineered ...

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed modular nanoparticles that can be easily customized to target different biological entities such as tumors, viruses or toxins. The ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The largest battle in biological history plays out across the Earth’s surface everyday, mostly unseen from human eyes. Bacteria, and their nemeses, ...

Live cell fluorescent visualization of biological molecules binding to the surface of genetically modified cell membranes, which serve as the coating for the modular nanoparticles. Engineers at the ...