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Scientists try to come up with methods to reuse old antibiotics, or find new ones. However, it can be assumed that the bacteria will also adapt to the new inventions. It's a never-ending arms race. | Scientists try to come up with methods to reuse old antibiotics, or find new ones. However, it can be assumed that the bacteria will also adapt to the new inventions. It's a never-ending arms race. | ||
An alternative to antibiotics are bacteriophages, or, for short, phages. Russia and Georgia officially use these bacteria-eating viruses in some [[wp:Phage_therapy|therapies]]. Usually viruses adapt even faster than bacteria, but so-called [ | An alternative to antibiotics are bacteriophages, or, for short, phages. Russia and Georgia officially use these bacteria-eating viruses in some [[wp:Phage_therapy|therapies]]. Usually viruses adapt even faster than bacteria, but so-called [http://archive.is/nmXYy mutators] can win a biological arms race against phages. | ||
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