[BenLurkin]

I had to look phages up.

Seems pretty exotic.

“Are Phage Viruses the Forgotten Cure for Superbugs?”
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=are-phage-viruses-forgotten-cure-for-superbugs

[Bigg Red]

Thanks for that link. Fascinating, and the piece is well written.

Found this sentence troubling though:

Meat and seafood companies are spraying the viruses on their equipment to protect consumers from foodborne illness.

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Reminds me of what happened with penicillin shortly after it was discovered. I remember reading that it was being put into all sorts of products as a prophylactic, which, of course, helped to make bacteria resistant and caused other problems, as well.