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. 2004 Jan;22(1):31-6.
doi: 10.1038/nbt0104-31.

Old dogma, new tricks--21st Century phage therapy

Karl Thiel

Old dogma, new tricks--21st Century phage therapy

Karl Thiel. Nat Biotechnol. 2004 Jan.

Abstract

As antibiotic resistant bacteria threaten a public health crisis, biotechnology is turning to bacteriophages, nature's tiniest viruses. But can phage therapy overcome its historical baggage?

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