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As doctors respond by prescribing ever-stronger medications (or patients self-medicate), more and more bacteria continue to evolve, and antibiotic, or antimicrobial, resistance continues to spread. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/22/government-pledges-30m-fight-superbugs/ http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/06/superbugs-are-going-to-eat-us-alive. http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/391310-antimicrobial-resistance-threatens-our-health-security-both-domestically http://www.contagionlive.com/news/21st-century-cares-act-addresses-obstacles-to-stopping-antibiotic-resistance Stronger…

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180607005921/en/AmpliPhi-Biosciences-Announces-Presentation-Bacteriophage-Therapy-Case

https://health.howstuffworks.com/medicine/modern-treatments/could-phage-therapy-fight-superbugs.htm Phage to the Rescue? Meet bacteriophage, or phage for short. Discovered in 1917 by microbiologist Felix d'Herelle, could this almost forgotten, century-old Soviet-era medical treatment be our last-ditch hope against the onslaught of chronic,…

https://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/What-are-Bacteriophages.aspx https://youtu.be/3DP-MAhr0YY Bacteriophages are small, virus-like organisms that infect bacteria. They are comprised of a protein capsule around an RNA or DNA genome..............

Fresh insights into how viruses infect bacteria could provide the basis for a new way to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). New research published this week in PNAS reveals how T7 phage…

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It was an interesting read... https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/09/nobel-winner-boycott-science-journals  

(KAIT/NBC) - One Texas woman is turning to the past for a cure that modern medicine hasn't been able to provide. Patti Swearingen thought multiple rounds of antibiotics over five…

Superbugs Are Nearly Impossible to Fight. This Last-Resort Medical Treatment Offers Hope. On the evening of Nov. 7, Steffanie Strathdee sent out a cryptic tweet: “#Phage researchers! I am working…