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Love Me Love My Phages -Bacteriophages - The New Antibiotics-Part1                                                                                                                Love Your Phages                                                                                               What Are Phages? Phages (short form of Bacteriophages) are viruses that destroy many of the bacteria that create terrible harm in humans, animals and many of our wonderful plant species, and even our marvelous coral reefs. With the threat of global warming, there is also the fear that many of these bacteria borne diseases may increase their levels of fatal or disability creating effects. History (From Wikipedia ) Since ancient times, there have been documented reports of river water having the ability to cure infectious diseases, such as leprosy. In 1896, Ernest Hanbury Hankin reported that something in the waters of the  Ganges  and  Jumna  rivers in  India  had marked antibac