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The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The Bacteriophage

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Biology & biotechnologyMedicine & infectious disease

What it is

An animated Kurzgesagt explainer on bacteriophages, viruses that kill bacteria, covering how they infect and burst cells and their potential as therapy against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters link it whenever phage therapy or antibiotic resistance comes up, as an accessible overview.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “Super cool, anyways!”

    Kurzgesagt overview of bacteriophages

    emilga, 2018-05 · Recommendation · in “Phages are making a comeback”

  2. “Relevant Kurzgesagt video explaining _everything_ about bacteriophage[1].”

    Explains bacteriophages comprehensively in an accessible animated format.

    amingilani, 2018-07 · Recommendation · in “Using a virus to kill what antibiotics can’t”

  3. “The latter half of a charming video by Kurzgesagt[0] talks about the tension between anti-bacterial resistance and bacteriophage defenses”

    Covers tension between antibiotic resistance and phage defenses, suggesting alternating treatments.

    burnished, 2022-05 · Recommendation · in “Nanobots Can Swim Around a Wound and Kill Bacteria”

  4. “And this video is rly interesting”

    Interesting introduction to phages and their therapeutic use.

    bratwurst3000, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “Antidepressants help bacteria resist antibiotics”

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Topics: phage therapy, antibiotic resistance, viruses, microbiology, animation

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