Bacteriophages are used to protect body cells
For a long time it was believed that bacteriophages - viruses that affect bacteria, including pathogenic - do not interact with eukaryiotic cells. Now, a group of scientists, led by Jeremy Barr (Jeremy Barr) in Monash in Melbourne , came to the conclusion that bacteriophages that live in living organisms actively interact with them, penetrate the cells and, possibly, play an important role in regulating the immune system.