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The Good Virus review: Could viruses cure deadly infections?

The Good Virus review: Could viruses cure deadly infections?

By July 6, 2023 Science 0 Comments


T-bacteriophages on E.coli. Coloured Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) of T-bacteriophage viruses attacking a bacterial cell of Escherichia coli. Seven virus particles are seen (blue), each with a head and a tail. Four of these are "sitting" on the brown bacterial cell and small blue "tails" of genetic material (DNA) are seen being injected into the bacterium. T-bacterio- phages are parasites of bacterial cells. The virus attaches itself to the cell's wall and, using it's tail as a syringe, injects it's own DNA into the bacterium. The virus DNA then takes over the bacterial cell, forcing it to produce more viruses. Magnification: x63,000 at 5x7cm size.

Bacteriophage viruses attacking an E. coli bacterium

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The Good Virus
Tom Eire (Hodder & Stoughton)

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To sort out the risk, some researchers are growing new antibiotics to interchange the previous ones that not work. It’s costly and time-consuming. What if there was …

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