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 ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless "microgravity" conditions aboard the International Space Station, but the ...

That was the first finding of the study. The second was that the bacteria had acquired mutations while being in microgravity, ...

Researchers have discovered viruses transported to the International Space Station evolve differently than on Earth in a ...

It's an evolutionary battle, an endless competition for survival, that has spanned millions of years. Within this epic tale for the ages, the skillful characters are mighty, but very, very ...

Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless “microgravity” conditions aboard the International Space Station, but the ...

Bacteria and viruses are locked in a slow motion battle aboard the ISS that looks nothing like life on the ground.

Identifying viral vs. bacterial sinusitis Although the vast majority of sinus infections are caused by viruses, IDSA recommends prescribing antibiotics for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. Although the ...

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most common infectious cause of death worldwide, and MIT researchers have now designed a type of “activity-based nanosensor” that can distinguish between ...

The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in the loss of over 3 percent of the world’s population — at least 50 million people. But it wasn’t the flu virus that caused the majority of these deaths. With ...