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Science Couple Phages Out Superbug

03.13.2019 - By Scientific AmericanPlay

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Medical researcher Steffanie Strathdee needed to save the life of her husband, researcher Tom Patterson, when he contracted one of the world's worst infections. She turned to phage therapy: using a virus to kill the bacteria.

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