"Some insane things are happening on campus. That are great. Surf's up for Phage Therapy at UCSD: "Infected with a multidrug-resistant bacterium, Tom Patterson was comatose and near-death. Physicians and scientists at UC San Diego ... used an experimental bacteriophage therapy — viruses that target and consume bacteria — to save his life." This 2017 story leads today's news that a major research program is launching thanks to the success of Dr. Tom Patterson's desperate gamble."