atapes t1_iu5wj2g wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Reply to comment by space_iio in Newly discovered species of bacteria in the microbiome may be a culprit behind rheumatoid arthritis by geoxol

It might be the other way around. The use of antibiotics might contribute to the chances of allowing bacteria like this one raise in numbers and create issues.

Chaonic t1_iu63460 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:45 PM

I hope this finally creates the incentive to conventional use of bacteriophages.

djauralsects t1_iu6bftr wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:45 PM

I thought I came up with this idea in high school in the 1980's. Apparently the Soviet Union did a fair amount of research at the time and the idea seems to be gaining traction again.