Thanks for the reply!

This is an interesting point.

I note that something that hasn't been undertaken even conceptually is the inverse.

We hear a lot about probiotics for promoting generalized health, but as far as I'm aware you are right that there has been no effort to make use of bacteria as a treatment for viruses. There's none that I can remember reading about, anyway.

Also, I have another one that takes this perspective in the post that's scheduled for tomorrow.

It's great to see that even software engineers, 'geeks' considered socially less apt, are recognizing that technology is simply extension of human capability