Saturday, March 16, 2013

Phage Therapy Explored As Possible Alternative To Antibiotics

Phages May Be Key In Bacteria Battle by Damien McGuinness and Deborah Cohen.  BBC News--Health.  March 15, 2013.

As resistance to antibiotics grows, medical researchers are exploring alternatives.  Phages are viruses that eat bacteria and may be just such an alternative.  This article explores how doctors in the former Soviet Union have used phages for over 90 years.

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