Bacteria incubated with bacteriophages in space accumulated distinct mutations compared to those on Earth, highlighting the ...

Bacteria need mutations -- changes in their DNA code -- to survive under difficult circumstances. When necessary, they can even mutate at different speeds. This is shown in a recent study by the ...

Space-based experiments show that microgravity-induced mutations in bacteriophages may improve their ability to target ...

Researchers in the Raman Lab at UW recently published a study discussing sending microbes into space at the International ...

In orbit above Earth, scientists are watching some of the strangest life forms in the universe rewrite the rules of evolution in real time. Viruses that prey on bacteria, along with the bacteria ...

The figure illustrates a key strategy to prevent the evolution of antimicrobial resistance. When bacteria are treated with a single antimicrobial peptide (AMP)—from a source like a honeybee (top) or a ...