Viruses could be an unlikely ally in battling antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Image caption: Bacteriophages (like this computer-simulated one) can clear out infections in a way that antibiotics sometimes can’t. NIAID. Article by Jessica Craig. Popular Science – October 12, 2023.

Gregory Breed doesn’t remember exactly when he began suffering from symptoms of a chronic prostate infection. The 62-year-old estimates they began when he was in his mid-20s. By his early 30s, he was taking painkillers for lower back pain, a common outcome of the disease. Over the years, […]

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