This new study is challenging our certainties about bacteria and the microbial world. Until now, we thought that these little bugs could only move around by using a vehicle: a man or an animal. Their lifespan outside of their host was
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The threat that is expected to kill 10 million people a year by 2050 is that of antibiotic resistance. Any alternatives? Yes, with a century-old therapy, bacteriophage viruses. Phage therapy treats infections with phages, natural viruses that attack bacteria. This is what we
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In a press release issued on February 5, the WHO (World Health Organization) warned: "Antimicrobial resistance is a serious problem around the world ... some of the most common, and potentially most dangerous, infections are proving to be resistant to drugs. Most worryingly, moreover, some of the most common and potentially dangerous
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Des dirigeants du monde entier vont se pencher mercredi pour la première fois sur le problème des superbactéries résistantes aux antibiotiques, qui rendent de plus en plus de maladies, comme la tuberculose ou les maladies sexuellement transmissibles, extrêmement difficiles à soigner. Photo : bactérie Escherichia coli La réunion de haut
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