The Secret Soviet Virus That Helps Kill Bacteria
Antibiotic resistance is threatening to render antibiotics useless, but scientists may have found their answer in bacteria-eating viruses. Can We Create New Humans With Bacteria? - https://yout...
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A secret Soviet medical program may be resurfacing and it could one day save your life. It’s all about fighting disease...with viruses. When we think of viruses, like the cold or the flu, we tend to think of one thing: getting sick. But it turns out there are actually viruses that can keep us from getting sick. They’re called bacteriophages, literally “bacteria eaters.” But first, what’s a virus anyway? Well, a virus is a microorganism that requires a host to survive, like a human cell. When it finds one, the virus attaches itself and starts to replicate until the cell is destroyed. This process then repeats until your immune system kicks in and the virus is killed off. Bacteriophages work the same way, but instead of infecting human cells, t...
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A secret Soviet medical program may be resurfacing and it could one day save your life. It’s all about fighting disease...with viruses. When we think of viruses, like the cold or the flu, we tend to think of one thing: getting sick. But it turns out there are actually viruses that can keep us from getting sick. They’re called bacteriophages, literally “bacteria eaters.” But first, what’s a virus anyway? Well, a virus is a microorganism that requires a host to survive, like a human cell. When it finds one, the virus attaches itself and starts to replicate until the cell is destroyed. This process then repeats until your immune system kicks in and the virus is killed off. Bacteriophages work the same way, but instead of infecting human cells, t...
