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Dr. Yoon Hwang, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio Maxillofacial Injury and Disease Department research scientist, is conducting research into the use of an antivenom that contains a bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria, for use in the treatment of snakebites. Bacteriophages, or “phages,” have the ability to target and stick to venom components, neutralizing the toxicity of the target snake venom proteins and components and clearing the venom components out of the body.
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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Dr. Yoon Hwang, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio Maxillofacial Injury and Disease Department research scientist, is conducting research into the use of an antivenom that contains a bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria, for use in the treatment of snakebites. Bacteriophages, or “phages,” have the ability to target and stick to venom components, neutralizing the toxicity of the target snake venom proteins and components and clearing the venom components out of the body.


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