Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four ...
Scientists have infected bacteria with a virus aboard the International Space Station to see how they would interact in ...
Far from Earth's gravitational pull, a simple viral infection took on a new evolutionary direction. A study conducted aboard the ISS found that when bacteria and ...
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Ancient bacterium discovery rewrites the origins of syphilis
A 5500-year-old genome recovered from human skeletal remains in Colombia may give insights into the early evolution of ...
The microbes living in sourdough starters don’t just appear by chance—they’re shaped by what bakers feed them. New research ...
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Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria
Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal ...
People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and water known as sourdough starters to explore what shapes life at the ...
Space-evolved viruses show enhanced killing power against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, offering new pathways for phage ...
While mirror bacteria may sound like a fun time, a group of 40 renowned scientists conclude it is probably not worth the risk.
Biologists from the University of York (UK) have discovered enzymes that catalyze the biosynthesis of alkaloids in a number ...
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs, sometimes called a "lower respiratory tract" infection to distinguish it from an ...
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