Stitch in time
To secure the virus at infection trouble spots such as wounds, scientists have stuck it to the nylon thread used in stitches.
'The virus can't get off the nylon but can still attack and kill the bacteria. We stuck them to nylon because it prolongs their lifespan. Free viruses would die within hours. The ones stuck to nylon remain alive and active for two weeks, so there's a better chance of the treatment working and you don't have to repeat it.'
Janice Spencer
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The nylon string is coated in a virus that is killing all the bacteria around it.
Image: University of Strathclyde |
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