Increasing antimicrobial resistance rates have revitalized bacteriophage (phage) research,
the natural predators of bacteria discovered over 100 years ago. In order to use phages …

Recent advances in viral metagenomics have enabled the rapid discovery of an
unprecedented catalogue of phages in numerous environments, from the human gut to the …

Antibiotic resistance is arguably the biggest current threat to global health. An increasing
number of infections are becoming harder or almost impossible to treat, carrying high …

Members of the Joint Working Group on Improving Underrepresented Minorities (URMs)
Persistence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)—convened by …

Bacteriophages, the viruses infecting bacteria, hold great potential for the treatment of
multidrug-resistant bacterial infections and other applications due to their unparalleled …

Abstract The Actinobacteriophage Database (PhagesDB) is a comprehensive, interactive,
database-backed website that collects and shares information related to the discovery …

National efforts to transform undergraduate biology education call for research experiences
to be an integral component of learning for all students. Course-based undergraduate …

Viral abundance in soils can range from below detection limits in hot deserts to over 1 billion
per gram in wetlands. Abundance appears to be strongly influenced by water availability …

Bacteriophages, discovered about a century ago, have been pivotal as models for
understanding the fundamental principles of molecular biology. While interest in phage …

Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are being championed as
scalable ways of involving undergraduates in science research. Studies of CUREs have …