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Research in the field of phage therapy has traditionally been strong in the Soviet Union since the 1920s and in other Eastern Bloc countries such as the GDR after WW2. In recent years, the area has gained renewed attention in Germany. There exists currently an extensive programme of basic research on phages funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The project Web-site is located at: https://spp2330.de/

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Broad Spectrum Antibiotics were superior to Phage Therapy when they were first introduced, as they didn't necessitate time intensive cultivation of the pathogen prior to administration. The high selectivity of Bacteriophages was their main disadvantage. Today, with all the knowledge about the importance of a healty gut Biome, the potential risk to "good bacteria" has to be weighed before administration of antibiotics is considered. Fast diagnostic tests, like the use of PCR to detect Covid-19, turn Phage Therapies greatest Drawback, its selectivity, into its greatest advantage.

Shout out to the country of Georgia for being the stronghold of this since the 1920s [1]

[1] https://eptc.ge/

They've registered an even better domain name I see: https://pha.ge/

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