ETH Zurich researchers have found a virus that kills dormant bacteria. This rare discovery could help to combat germs that can’t be treated with antibiotics alone. The paride phage (purple) is one of the few phages to attack dormant bacteria. Image credit: Fabienne Estermann & Enea Maffei / ETH Zurich In nature, most bacteria live...
POSTED BY PETER RÜEGG-ETH ZURICH Researchers have found a virus that can kill dormant bacteria. The discovery could help fight germs that can’t be treated with antibiotics alone. In nature, most bacteria live on the bare minimum. If they experience nutrient deficiency or stress, they shut down their metabolism in a controlled manner and go into...
BY KAI KUPFERSCHMIDT, MEREDITH WADMAN World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today declared an end to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency of International Concern. CHRISTOPHER BLACK/WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION The World Health Organization (WHO) today declared an end to the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, days ahead of when a similar emergency in the...
