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Biochemists find solution that lets bacteriophages bypass bacterial immunity
- February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Antimicrobial resistance—when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs designed to kill them—is an urgent threat to global public health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To combat this threat, the Gerdt Lab at Indiana University Bloomington studies how to weaken bacteria's defenses against viruses.
Originally published at Phys.org