In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...

Scientists discover microgravity in space could help fight drug-resistant superbugs by creating unique viral mutations, ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the most unique environments where life has ever existed, out in the low ...

A new study has uncovered dynamics of virus-bacteria interactions in the microgravity environment of the International Space ...

A research team says their findings could help tackle soaring antibiotic-resistant infections that cause urinary tract ...

In space, bacteriophages mutate in ways not seen on Earth, making them more effective at killing drug-resistant bacteria.

Queensland researchers have discovered that a mutation allows some E. coli bacteria to cause severe disease in people while other bacteria are harmless, a finding that could help to combat antibiotic ...

Researchers have discovered that a mutation in the cellulose making machinery of E. coli bacteria allows them to cause severe disease in people -- 'good' bacteria make cellulose and 'bad' bacteria can ...

Using ribosome engineering (RE), researchers from Shinshu University introduced mutations affecting the protein synthesis ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...