Using short synthetic nucleic acids to probe genes in viruses that infect bacteria

uaetodaynewsسبتمبر 25, 2025

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS
24 September 2025

Earth’s most diverse biological entities are the viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages (phages). They are rich resources for discovering proteins and tools for biotechnology, but many phage–bacteria systems resist genetic manipulation. Silencing phage genes in a non-genetic way with short synthetic nucleic acids offers a solution.

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