Transcript. DR BRENT GILPIN. A bacteriophage, or a phage, is a virus that infects bacteria, so these don't infect human cells âthey are very specialised and only infect bacteria. So every bacteria is being attacked by various viruses which are using those as the host that they replicate in.SR scientist Dr Brent Gilpin explains that a bacteriophage, or phage, is a virus that infects bacteria. He describes how a phage can be easily detected in the lab by plating bacteria on an agar plate.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) â In an early look at the 2016 White House race, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is leading all Republican challengers in the swing state of Pennsylvania. Thatâs according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.
BURLINGTON/KENOSHA (WITI/AP) -- U.S. Rep. and former Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has been elected to a ninth term in Congress. Ryan defeated Democrat Rob Zerban on Tuesday, November 4th. Ryan has been known for his work on the federal budget but is expected to give up chairmanship of the House Budget Committee next year and shift to the powerful Ways and Means Committee as he considers a possible 2016 presidential run.