When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way ...

For the research, scientists compared samples incubated on Earth and on the International Space Station.

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

Scientists have infected bacteria with a virus aboard the International Space Station to see how they would interact in ...

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

"Microgravity pushed evolution into corners of the phage we still don't fully understand" ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bacteriophages, also called phages, are viruses that infect and kill bacteria, their natural hosts. But from a macromolecular viewpoint, phages can be viewed as nutritionally enriched packets of ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the most unique environments where life has ever existed, out in the low orbit of Earth. And research out today finds that bacteriophages—the viruses ...

While largely unnoticed, phages do not harm humans. On the contrary, these viruses are gaining increasing popularity as biomedicines to eradicate pathogenic bacteria, especially those associated with ...