A century of phage research: bacteriophages and the shaping of modern biology.

TitleA century of phage research: bacteriophages and the shaping of modern biology.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsKeen EC
JournalBioessays
Volume37
Issue1
Pagination6-9
Date Published2015 Jan
ISSN1521-1878
KeywordsBacteriophages, Biology, History, 20th Century, Research
Abstract

2015 marks the centennial of the discovery of bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria. Phages have been central to some of biology's most meaningful advances over the past hundred years (shown here); they greatly influence the workings of the biosphere, and are poised to play expanded roles in biomedicine, biotechnology, and ecology.

DOI10.1002/bies.201400152
Alternate JournalBioessays
PubMed ID25521633
PubMed Central IDPMC4418462
Grant ListZ99 CA999999 / NULL / Intramural NIH HHS / United States

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