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Phage therapy is very promising but it's labor intensive and specific to each particular infection. That also poses a monetization problem for pharmaceutical co
by notadoc 10y ago
Phage therapy is very promising but it's labor intensive and specific to each particular infection. That also poses a monetization problem for pharmaceutical companies who prefer to create a pill that can be universally applied to many patients, which is perhaps why it is not more widespread.
But, it is currently practiced in Poland and Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage_therapy