Are Phage Viruses the Forgotten Cure for Superbugs? [Excerpt]

Excerpted from The Forgotten Cure: The Past and Future of Phage Therapy , by Anna Kuchment . (Copernicus Books, 2011. Reprinted by permission of Springer Science+Business Media)

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