Wednesday, February 27, 2008

M.I.T STUDENTS MAKE A GIANT LEAP IN BIOLOGY



During 19th century scientists use Bacteriophages (these is a virus that feeds on bacteria) to cure diseases, but after 1930’s scientists began to focus on Antibiotics. Students of M.I.T have combined a genetically designed Bacteriophage with the conventional Antibiotic and have created a revolution in synthetic biology (a field that has been neglected for years). The new technique enhances the efficiency of medicines by 30,000 times and this technique is cheaper than creating new drugs
Initially the problem was that not all Bacteriophages could eat all bacteria but the Students of M.I.T were smart enough to make any Bacteriophage to kill any bacteria

No comments: