Name: How a long-forgotten virus could help us solve the antibiotics crisis
Uploaded: 2018-11-16T15:48:39Z
Duration: 11 min 3 s
Description: Viruses have a bad reputation -- but some of them could one day save your life, says biotech entrepreneur Alexander Belcredi. In this fascinating talk, he introduces us to phages, naturally-occurring viruses that hunt and kill harmful bacteria with deadly precision, and shows how these once-forgotten organisms could provide new hope against the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

Viruses have a bad reputation -- but some of them could one day save your life, says biotech entrepreneur Alexander Belcredi. In this fascinating talk, he introduces us to phages, naturally-occurring viruses that hunt and kill harmful bacteria with deadly precision, and shows how these once-forgotten organisms could provide new hope against the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

Alexander Belcredi: How a long-forgotten virus could help us solve the antibiotics crisis

How a long-forgotten virus could help us solve the antibiotics crisis

Unveiling the potential of phages, nature's micro-hunters, in combating the looming global antibiotic resistance crisis.

Phages, nature's microscopic hunters, selectively target harmful bacteria, offering a solution to antibiotic resistance.

By 2050, superbugs could claim 10 million lives annually, surpassing cancer deaths, urging a renaissance in phage therapy.