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- 1Georgia State Biologist Wins $2.17 Million Grant to Study Bacteria-Killing Viruses▼Georgia State Biologist Awarded $2.17 Million Grant to Study Viruses That Kill Bacteria
A biologist at Georgia State University has received a $2.17 million grant to study viruses that kill bacteria, work aimed at advancing phage-based approaches to fighting antibiotic-resistant infections. The award funds research into how these bacterial viruses function and could be harnessed as alternatives to traditional antibiotics as drug resistance grows.
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New clinical guidelines on phage therapy — the use of viruses that attack bacteria — have been issued, as doctors weigh how to use the approach against antibiotic-resistant infections. Medscape reports that key questions remain open, including which patients should receive it, how it should be dosed, and what evidence regulators will require before wider adoption.