Scientists found that the space station phages gradually accumulated specific mutations that boosted their infectivity, or ...

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

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

University of Wisconsin-Madison team found that microgravity alters the "evolutionary arms race" between bacteria and the ...

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

In 2026, Oropouche outbreaks will likely continue to affect travelers in the Americas. The biting midge that carries ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, show that the emergence of ...

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Scientists have uncovered a surprising viral shortcut that turns moving cells into delivery vehicles for infection. Instead ...

Identifying viral vs. bacterial sinusitis Although the vast majority of sinus infections are caused by viruses, IDSA recommends prescribing antibiotics for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. Although the ...