Episode 545 - Phages taking the fight to bacteria

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Jul 31, 202310:57Science & Medicine

Antibiotic resistance is a global challenge, but the solution may come from the natural predator of bacteria. Bacterial infections can be nasty, but you can engineer a phage to help better identify and treat them. Knowin...

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