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Old 16-04-2003, 09:44 AM
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jitney writes

4) Develop other viruses that attack infectous bacteria.


Selection of bacteriophages for human treatment is used in russia.
It was documented on an Horizon programme some years ago.

They get the strains from the hospital sewage, but need to continually
select new strains as the bacteria move to resistant populations.

It seemed to be surprisingly effective.

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