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 ...

If you still remember that “Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti,” you’ll likely also recall the corresponding taxonomic ranks of biology: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, ...

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

The genetic culprits responsible for the spread of multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacteria have been identified by new research mapping 100 years of bacterial evolution. Experts at the Wellcome Sanger ...

You might just think of bacteria as the little beasties that get us sick—but bacteria are so much more! Through evolution, ...

The first-of-its-kind in-depth bacterial evolutionary map could pave the way for the development of precision treatments for certain antibiotic-resistant infections, such as urinary tract infections.

What began as a study of human population history quickly evolved into a groundbreaking ...