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Controlled experiment allowed viruses to attack bacteria in space—and the results surprised scientists
For the research, scientists compared samples incubated on Earth and on the International Space Station.
Scientists discover microgravity in space could help fight drug-resistant superbugs by creating unique viral mutations, ...
Astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station to collect microbiological samples during crew ...
In space, bacteriophages mutate in ways not seen on Earth, making them more effective at killing drug-resistant bacteria.
Just like every other creature, bacteria have evolved creative ways of getting around. Sometimes this is easy, like swimming ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Do bacteria mutate randomly, or do they mutate for a purpose? Researchers have been puzzling over this conundrum for over a century. In 1943, microbiologist Salvador Luria and ...
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