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Bacteriophages lost out to antibiotics in the 1950s. Designing bacteriophages for specific microbes is fairly straight forward so you could design a probiotic l
by caublestone 9y ago
Bacteriophages lost out to antibiotics in the 1950s. Designing bacteriophages for specific microbes is fairly straight forward so you could design a probiotic loaded with good bacteria to be delivered with a bacteriophage against bad bacteria to quickly adjust the microbiome ecology towards a desired state. The nice thing is that bacteriophages are dietary supplements so you don't need drug approval (unless cure claims are made).
- indomitable 9y agoI think this story was shared on HN a couple months ago about phages. Didn't sound that straightforward : http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5913414de4b05e1ca203f7d4/amp http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5913414de4b05e1ca203f7d4/a...