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medical illustration of Bacteria-infecting viruses, or bacteriophages look like they were created for a sci-fi movie, but they really are naturally occurring viruses that selectively target and kill specific bacterial strains and are harmless to humans, animals, and plants. There are more bacteriophages on the planet that any other organism, including bacteria. Scientists are researching ways to use phages in biomedicine to treat antibiotic resistant bacterial infections.
Next medical illustration of Recent cover illustration for a cardiology journal article about adding physiological assessment to enhance angiography clinical decision making. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) and instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) are both indices that use the concept of flow reserve to evaluate the severity of a coronary stenosis.

FFR and iFR used to Evaluate Coronary Stenosis

Bacteria-infecting viruses, or bacteriophages look like they were created for a sci-fi movie, but they really are naturally occurring viruses that selectively target and kill specific bacterial strains and are harmless to humans, animals, and plants. There are more bacteriophages on the planet that any other organism, including bacteria. Scientists are researching ways to use phages in biomedicine to treat antibiotic resistant bacterial infections.

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