Bacteriophages Studied As Antibiotic Alternative
Medical researchers are investigating bacteriophages, which are viruses that infect and destroy bacteria, as an alternative to traditional antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance is estimated to threaten 40 million lives.
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Radio Rossii
“Medicine is looking for an alternative and one of the most unusual and unexpected is viruses. Bacteriophages — viruses that infect and destroy bacteria.”
Radio Rossii
“Бактериофаг находит конкретную бактерию. Он настроен именно на нее, как ключ к замку. Прикрепляется к ее поверхности, впрыскивает свою ДНК и использует бактерию как фабрику для размножения.”
Radio Rossii
“Фаги способны разрушать биопленки, защитные оболочки бактерий, которые делают их практически неуязвимыми для антибиотиков. Фаговая терапия существует уже более 100 лет.”
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