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Fighting antibiotic resistance

From Saturday Morning, 9:44 am today
Dr Heather Hendrickson

Dr Heather Hendrickson Photo: Massey University

Heather Hendrickson is a microbiologist and an Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch.

She's currently studying how phages, the viruses of bacteria, can be used to reduce agrichemical and antibiotic use. 

Heather is the co-lead of a new MBIE Endeavour research programme to test those solutions.