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The good virus

2024/8/14
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Phages are viruses that infect bacteria, hijacking them to replicate and burst out, continuing the cycle of infection.

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Our bodies are teeming with viruses. But some of them, called phages, might play a really important role in keeping us healthy.

Guest: Tom Ireland), author of The Good Virus)

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