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Phages as lifesavers

Promises and challenges

The growing threat of antibiotic resistance calls for alternative treatments. Microbiologist Claudia Igler explores the promises and challenges of reviving phage therapy – using viruses that naturally infect and kill bacterial cells

Illustration of a bacterium under attack by phages
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AQA Structure of prokaryotic cells and viruses; Cell recognition and the immune system; Genetic diversity and adaptation

OCR A Communicable diseases, disease prevention and the immune system

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