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title: ""Some insane things are happening on campus. That are great. Surf's…"
date: 2019-02-07
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# "Some insane things are happening on campus. That are great. Surf's…

*February 7, 2019 · Facebook*

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[https://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/pages/2017-04-25-novel-phage-therapy-saves-patient-with-multidrug-resistant-bacterial-infection.aspx](https://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/pages/2017-04-25-novel-phage-therapy-saves-patient-with-multidrug-resistant-bacterial-infection.aspx){target="_blank"}
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\"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.\"
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