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Israeli, US scientists uncover viral switch that could help defeat antibiotic resistance

December 18, 2025

Israeli, US scientists uncover viral switch that could help defeat antibiotic resistanceScientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have revealed that bacteriophages use a small RNA molecule to hijack bacterial cells, a mechanism that had never been described before. A microscope.(photo credit: Itzik Bellenitzki/TPS).

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Credit: A microscope.(photo credit:Itzik Bellenitzki/TPS)

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Israeli, US scientists uncover viral switch that could help defeat antibiotic resistanceScientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have revealed that bacteriophages use a small RNA molecule to hijack bacterial cells, a mechanism that had never been described before. A microscope.(photo credit: Itzik Bellenitzki/TPS).

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