Bacteriophages with Ben Chan

About this episode

Ben Chan joins Nate to discuss the potential of bacteriophages in treating infections as antibiotic effectiveness declines.

Bacteriophages, also known as ‘phages,’ are the most common lifeform on the planet. They are constantly hunting for bacteria to infect and kill. What if we could harness these tiny microbes to help us in our fight against harmful, disease-causing bacteria? On this episode of The Show About Science, Ben Chan, from Yale University, joins Nate to explore the potential of phages in treating human infections amid the declining effectiveness of broad-spectrum antibiotics.

People in this episode

Host: Nate

Guest: Ben Chan

Topics covered

• bacteriophages
• antibiotics
• human infections
• microbes
• disease-causing bacteria

Keywords

• bacteriophages
• phages
• Yale University
• antibiotics
• human infections
• microbes
• bacteria

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yale University

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