Viruses Could Be Helpful
Researchers from Texas A&M University have discovered that a group of viruses that infect bacteria could be used to develop a new class of antibacterial drugs.
Other studies have found that the viruses have several other bacteria-killing mechanisms. These findings suggest that it may be possible to design antibiotic drugs for human use that work in a similar fashion.
The tiny viruses, which are called bacteriophages, kill bacteria by producing a protein that renders the bacterium incapable of remodeling its cell wall a process vital for the bacteriums survival.
According to Science (2001; 292:2326-2329), Dr. Graham Hatfull from the University of Pittsburgh, who wrote a commentary to the study published in the journal Science, concluded: [bacteriophages] may represent a sizable untapped reservoir of new therapeutics.
Information provided is courtesy of and compiled by the Academy of Anti-Aging Research.
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