> Bacteriophages are another interesting medical technique ignored by the west. Phage are interesting, but they're ignored because they're worse than antibioti

> Bacteriophages are another interesting medical technique ignored by the west. Phage are interesting, but they're ignored because they're worse than antibiotics by nearly every measure. They're _very_ narrow spectrum. They're immunogenic. Phage have found ex vivo applications, such as treating meat to prevent listeria. Source: worked in an evolutionary bio lab for two years culturing and cloning phage.