Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal ...
When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way ...
Understanding the differences between bacteria and viruses is crucial for recognizing how these microorganisms impact our ...
On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...
Bacteria and viruses are locked in a slow motion battle aboard the ISS that looks nothing like life on the ground.
A petri dish full of dead bacteria isn’t usually cause for celebration. But for Stanford’s Brian Hie it was a game-changer in his efforts to create synthetic life. The perpetrator was a type of virus ...