NEW HAVEN, Conn.— Bacteria lodged deep in Ella Balasa's lungs were impervious to most antibiotics. At 26, gasping for breath, she sought out a dramatic experiment — deliberately inhaling a virus culled from sewage to attack her superbug.
Using 1 germ to fight another when today's antibiotics fail
Scientists racing to find novel alternatives to traditional methods


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