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 ...

A 5500-year-old genome recovered from human skeletal remains in Colombia may give insights into the early evolution of ...

Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.

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

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

For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to ...

While mirror bacteria may sound like a fun time, a group of 40 renowned scientists conclude it is probably not worth the risk.

A single thermal performance curve applies across life, from bacteria to animals. Species differ in optimal temperatures, but ...

Just like every other creature, bacteria have evolved creative ways of getting around. Sometimes this is easy, like swimming ...

The so-called magneto-sensitive fluorescent proteins or MFPs, overcome key limitations of previous biological candidates for quantum sensors.