The Pros And Cons Of Phage Therapy

Phage therapy has been a debated for many years. The discovery of bacteriophages in the 20th century by Frederick Twort and Felix D’Herelle led to contributions of many fields in science [1]. Such contribution can lead to curative methods for bacterial infections. Antibiotics are primarily the source to help with infections, but phage therapy has been in discussion for an option to replace antibiotics. The reason why it has been debated is that the limitations of phages due to its biological properties [1]. The biological properties are not well known, which is the reason why FDA is not approving the therapy. But with the advancement of technology today, genomic engineering can change the limitations of phage therapy
The range of genetic tools