Blinged-Out Bacteria To Be Used To Fight Viruses
A ?silver bullet? against the common cold and other illnesses is being developed by scientists.
Tests show that arming bacteria with minute studs of silver endows them with the ability to combat viruses, according to a report in The Daily Mail newspaper.
Norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, is unable to cause infections after coming into contact with the silver-impregnated bacteria.
Researchers believe the same technique could be used to ward off other viruses, including those which cause flu and the common cold.
Belgian professor Willy Verstraete discovered a way of ?studding? harmless bacteria often found in probiotic yoghurts with nanoparticles of silver, each thinner than a human hair.
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