A certain type of bacterium that breeds in the Ganga has been found more effective in treating severe human infections than some current antibiotics in an AIIMS research. Microbiology department of ...

Megan Baldridge and her co-workers will use their Global Grant for Gut Health (GGGH) to examine which human proteins interact with bacteriophage viruses in the gut, and how this might trigger ...

A recent study claimed that the Ganga river has 1,100 types of bacteriophages that selectively target and destroy bacteria, thus purifying the water naturally. Researcher Dr Ajay Sonkar, who conducted ...

For such tiny agents, viruses have taken a huge toll on humanity. Outbreaks of viral diseases, such as smallpox, influenza, HIV, and COVID-19 have killed billions and fundamentally shaped societies ...

Bacteria need to be able to adapt to the changing and challenging environments in which they live to survive and multiply. One of the genetic processes by which they do this is transduction. In this ...

Despite over 60 crore visitors and countless holy dips during Maha Kumbh, the Ganga remains germ-free. A study by Padma Shri Dr. Ajay Sonkar reveals Ganga's unique bacteriophages that naturally purify ...

WASHINGTON D.C. : Researchers have come up with a method which involves the use of Viruses to kill harmful gut bacteria, hence eliminating the need for antibiotics. The study focused on the safety and ...

A new study has revealed that the Ganga River possesses a unique self-purification mechanism, eliminating harmful bacteria at a rate 50 times faster than any other freshwater river in the world, news ...