When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way ...
Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together as germs, and they share many characteristics. They’re invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere. And both can make us sick. Bacteria and viruses ...
Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal ...
Bacteria and viruses are locked in a slow motion battle aboard the ISS that looks nothing like life on the ground.
Scientists have infected bacteria with a virus aboard the International Space Station to see how they would interact in ...
Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.
Researchers have discovered viruses transported to the International Space Station evolve differently than on Earth in a ...
Peering through his microscope in 1910, Franco-Canadian microbiologist Félix d'Hérelle noticed some "clear spots" in his bacterial cultures, an anomaly that turned out to be viruses preying on the ...
New research shows how surface material and temperature change how long viruses survive and whether they can still spread.