by: Nicola Twilley
 

Marine Microbiology Initiative Investigator Forest Rohwer was featured in a recent article in The New Yorker about phages, which are viruses that infect bacteria.

Despite being as abundant and essential to life on Earth as light and soil, phages and their functions are poorly understood.

Along with its support of Rohwer and MMI Investigator Matt Sullivan, the Moore Foundation also is supporting a series of public events in 2015 to draw phage researchers together and shed light on these mysterious viruses.

Read the full article here.

 

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