Episode 65: Bacteriophages in the age of antibiotic resistance - Drs. Paul Turner and Benjamin Chan

Once upon a time, in a pre-antibiotic world, bacteriophages were a
hot research topic in this country and elsewhere. In the 1940’s,
Eli Lilly had seven OTC bacteriophage products available – good for
everything from abscesses to URIs and mastoiditis. However, with
the advent of antibiotics, the research into and use of phages
ceased in the US. But in the age of antibiotic resistance, we’re
back at phage research, and its wildly interesting and extremely
important to explore. Phages are bacterial viruses that invade and
kill bacterial cells: an obvious answer to antibiotic resistance.
Listen to my conversation on New Frontiers with phage scientists
Paul Turner and Benjamin Chan of The Paul Turner Laboratory at Yale
University, get the background on all things phage research, and
hear a handful of inspiring case reports from “pond to bench to
bedside” as Drs. Turner and Chan like to say. Sit back and listen
to this terrific podcast, and be sure to comment on iTunes, share
with your colleagues, and let me know your thoughts! ~DrKF