Researchers pioneer greener way to extract rare earth elements
On Nov. 12, 2025, a team of University of California, Berkeley-led researchers reported in Nano Letters that they…
University of Pittsburgh researchers Reveal most detailed images ever of bacteria-killing viruses
On Apr. 17, 2025, researchers from the University of of Pittsburgh announced they have produced the most detailed…
Viruses thrive on your toothbrush and showerhead
On Oct. 9, 2024, in a Northwestern University-led study, microbiologists found that showerheads and toothbrushes were teeming with…
The NIH awarded a $2.5 million grant to Georgia Tech researchers to study bacteriophages for treating antibiotic-resistant infections
On Aug. 29, 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $2.5 million grant to Georgia Institute…
J. Craig Venter Institute announced Single Virus Genomics
On Mar. 23, 2011, J. Craig Venter Institute researchers announced Single Virus Genomics, enabling the isolation and complete…
Recombinant DNA was perfected
In 1974, the modern era of biotechnology began when Stanley Cohen of Stanford University and Herbert Boyer of…
The electron microscope was used to characterize a bacteriophage virus that infects bacteria
In 1942, the first phage electron micrographs (EM) were published in 1940 in Germany and proved the particulate…
Alice C. Evans described the organism that caused undulant fever
In 1918, Alice C. Evans described the organism that caused undulant fever. Despite severe and persistent criticism of…
Felix-Hubert D’Herelle discovered viruses that prey on bacteria and named them bacteriophages or bacteria eaters
In 1916, French-Canadian bacteriologist Felix-Hubert D’Herelle discovered viruses that prey on bacteria and named them bacteriophages or bacteria…