If we now have (1) a better understanding of proteins (i.e. AlphaFold) (2) studies like this that increase our understanding how one microbe attacks another
(1) Couldnt we create proteins that are able to kill a specific microbes?
(2) Put these proteins in a "dialisys" machine, so that as our blood passes thru the machine, the proteins there kill the microbe
(3) Same protein or other protein help the machine separate the debris of the dead microbe from the good blood
How feasible would that be with the technology we have? To me it seems a good idea, as focusing on this type treatment drug development would be much shorter - since the drug/protein never enters the body - so you wouldnt need long clinical trials.
And given the rise of super resistant bacteria, also seems a good idea to my non-specialist self.
(1) Couldnt we create proteins that are able to kill a specific microbes? (2) Put these proteins in a "dialisys" machine, so that as our blood passes thru the machine, the proteins there kill the microbe (3) Same protein or other protein help the machine separate the debris of the dead microbe from the good blood
How feasible would that be with the technology we have? To me it seems a good idea, as focusing on this type treatment drug development would be much shorter - since the drug/protein never enters the body - so you wouldnt need long clinical trials.
And given the rise of super resistant bacteria, also seems a good idea to my non-specialist self.