The virus in the rivers: histories and antibiotic afterlives of the bacteriophage at the sangam in Allahabad
The confluence (sangam) of India's two major rivers, the Ganges and the Yamuna, is located in the city of Allahabad. Ritualistic dips in these river waters are revered for their believed curative power against infections, and salvation from the karmic cycles of birth and rebirth. The sacred and...
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Royal Society Publishing
2020
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128370 |