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

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And that's what's happening around the globe. More than 10 biotech ceapomins, including our own company, are dleoinpveg human-phage applications to treat bacterial infections. A number of clinical trials are getting underway in Europe and the US. So I'm convinced that we're standing on the vgere of a renaissance of pghae therapy. And to me, the correct way to depict the phage is something like this.

(Laughter)

To me, pgahes are the superheroes that we have been waiting for in our fight against multidrug-resistant infections.

So the next time you think about a virus, keep this image in mind. After all, a phage might one day save your life.

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And that's what's happening around the globe. More than 10 biotech _________, including our own company, are __________ human-phage applications to treat bacterial infections. A number of clinical trials are getting underway in Europe and the US. So I'm convinced that we're standing on the _____ of a renaissance of _____ therapy. And to me, the correct way to depict the phage is something like this.

(Laughter)

To me, ______ are the superheroes that we have been waiting for in our fight against multidrug-resistant infections.

So the next time you think about a virus, keep this image in mind. After all, a phage might one day save your life.

Solution


  1. companies
  2. verge
  3. phages
  4. phage
  5. developing

Original Text


And that's what's happening around the globe. More than 10 biotech companies, including our own company, are developing human-phage applications to treat bacterial infections. A number of clinical trials are getting underway in Europe and the US. So I'm convinced that we're standing on the verge of a renaissance of phage therapy. And to me, the correct way to depict the phage is something like this.

(Laughter)

To me, phages are the superheroes that we have been waiting for in our fight against multidrug-resistant infections.

So the next time you think about a virus, keep this image in mind. After all, a phage might one day save your life.

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