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Mar 14, 2014
Alternatives to Antibiotics These Friendly Viruses Easily Kill Deadly Bacteria
The technical word is a bacteriophage (which means “eater of bacteria”), or often just phage for short. Special viruses have this useful skill. We may harness them for deliberate use, pumping phages into a person challenged with a bacterial infection. We call this “phage therapy”. It’s a viable alternative to antibiotics. I gave it some […]
Mar 14, 2014
Alternatives to Antibiotics These Friendly Viruses Easily Kill Deadly Bacteria
The technical word is a bacteriophage (which means “eater of bacteria”), or often just phage for short. Special viruses have this useful skill. We may harness them for deliberate use, pumping phages into a person challenged with a bacterial infection. We call this “phage therapy”. It’s a viable alternative to antibiotics. I gave it some […]
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