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NIH FOA bugs as drugs

A new NIH funding announcement involving phages: exploratory/developmental research into microbial-based cancer therapy ("Bugs as Drugs"). Excerpt: "Utilizing bacteria, archaebacteria, bacteriophages and other non-virus microorganisms, this initiative will support research projects designed to study the underlying mechanisms of the complex interactions between microorganisms, tumor, and immune system." Open date: May 5, 2019.