Predator bacteria therapy, New money for UK science, Stick-on stethoscope, Taming fears in the brain scanner
Bdellovibrio is a small bacterium which preys and kills other bacteria. A team of researchers in the UK has shown in animal experiments that injections of the predator microbe can successfully treat infections. So how close does this take us to Bdellovibrio therapy for human patients and what part might it play in…
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