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.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still leading the race for governor handily, in a re-election race in which his Republican opponent Rob Astorino is increasingly seen as a conservative, a Wall Street Journal/NBC 4 New York/Marist Poll released Tuesday found.
Reuven Rivlin, New President of Israel. Reuven Rivlin, a veteran lawmaker, will be at the helm of the affairs of the state of Israel as the new president. Rivlin, who succeeds Shimon Peres as the 10th president, is not a political novice. Chosen by members of the parliament, the veteran lawyer from the right-wing Likud party will cease to be a Member of the Knesset (MK) after June 10. In a secret ballot, Rivlin defeated MP Meir Sheetrit by 63 to 53 to take the position.