World premiere: Viruses transformed into drugs against resistant bacteria

World first: Viruses transformed into drugs against resistant bacteria

October 10, 2026

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This is a world first. The Hospices Civils de Lyon have transformed phages collected from wastewater into medications to prevent or eliminate antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. A pharmaceutical feat validated by health authorities.

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This educational model of bacteriophage shows its head containing its DNA, its contractile tail and its long "legs", called caudal fibers, which allow it to recognize its target bacterium and attach itself to it.

Photos: Vincent Moncorgé

This article, written by Agnès Vernet, is taken from the monthly magazine Science and Future No. 956, dated October 2026.

What is the greatest threat to global health? Without a doubt, antibiotic resistance. British report from 2016 It was announced that, without major progress, by 2050, 10 million deaths annually will be directly attributable to resistant bacteria, more than those linked to HIV or cancer. This figure has shaken consciences. As a result, all stakeholders in global health are mobilizing in the fight against the spread of resistance.

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