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They didn't give it up, it's still practiced today: "Phage therapy is used in Russia, Georgia and Poland" [1]. Also [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phag
by smallnamespace 10y ago
They didn't give it up, it's still practiced today: "Phage therapy is used in Russia, Georgia and Poland" [1]. Also [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage_therapy
[2] https://www.phagetherapycenter.com/pii/PatientServlet?command=static_home https://www.phagetherapycenter.com/pii/PatientServlet?comman...
- Retric 10y agoAs a treatment of last resort sure, as an area of active research it took a massive hit at the time due to poor results relative to antibiotics.
- coryrc 10y agoYes, before computers and labs-on-chips, growing them is difficult and time-consuming and maybe even dangerous, making them worse than antibiotics of the time. But now with MRSA spreading everywhere and chips that could measure purity, we should be able to make them cheaper and safer with fewer side effects.