When Giants Fight Microscopic Wars: Jumbo Viruses Tackle Superbugs

In the early 20th century, antibiotics gained widespread recognition as an effective treatment for bacterial infections. In what is deemed as the antibiotic golden age, they were regularly developed throughout the mid-20th century. However, this golden age did not last.

As antibiotics were prescribed more frequently, bacteria evolved. They became better equipped to defeat antibiotics, rendering many useless. The sharp downturn in the effectiveness of antibiotics continued and has resulted in today’s antibiotic resistance crisis.