Episode Details

TWiM explains personalized aerosilized phage therapy for a chronic lung infection, and using the combination of antibiotic and a DNA molecule that binds alpha-gal to reduce S. aureus infection in vivo.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Michael Schmidt

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Links for this episode:

• Aerosolized phage therapy (Nat Comm)
• Alpha-gal aptamer and vancomycin for MRSA (Microorg)
• Alpha-gal syndrome (Front Allergy)
• Natural antibody protects against viral infection (virology blog)
• Oil pulling for improving oral health (Healthcare)

Music used on TWiM is by Ronald Jenkees.

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