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Could a bacteria-killing virus help solve antibiotic resistance?
Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...
STAT4d
The FDA’s misguided thinking on antibiotics
The focus on killing bacteria in a test tube is misguided for three reasons. First, antibiotics can save lives even if they kill only most bacteria, not all of them. The human immune system does ...
Antibiotics killing your gut bacteria? Doctor shares best foods to eat for healing and balance
Worried about gut health while taking antibiotics? Doctor shares the best foods to eat to restore good bacteria, support ...
Science Daily1mon
New computer models open door to far more targeted antibiotics
As it stands, antibiotics kill bacteria indiscriminately. Because the drugs are used so widely, increasing numbers of dangerous bugs are growing resistant, threatening one of modern medicine's ...
Phys.org on MSN8d
Jumbo phages love to kill bacteria—could they be used as antibiotics?
Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, ...
News Medical1mon
Researchers develop computer models to improve antibiotic targeting and minimize resistance
As it stands, antibiotics kill bacteria indiscriminately. Because the drugs are used so widely, increasing numbers of dangerous bugs are growing resistant, threatening one of modern medicine's ...