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The Unexpected Evolution Aboard the ISS
New research from the International Space Station reveals that in near weightless conditions, both bacteriophages and their *E. coli* hosts mutate in ways not seen on Earth. This unexpected finding not only deepens our understanding of how microbial life adapts to extreme environments but has already yielded practical benefits. Some of the mutations discovered in space dwelling viruses led researchers to create superior viruses that specifically…
A box of viruses and bacteria has completed its journey to the International Space Station (ISS). And the changes that have taken place in these microbes can help the world's inhabitants fight drug-resistant diseases, says Science Alert. A group of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the American biotechnology company, Rhodium Scientific Inc., have opposed the Escherichia coli bacteria to their sworn enemy, the T7 bacteropha…
Space is not only a field of exploration for astronauts and telescopes. It is also a living laboratory where microscopic organisms continue to evolve under radically different constraints. In this unserious environment, the physical rules governing encounters between viruses and bacteria change, as well as the evolutionary trajectories that result from it. An experiment carried out on board the International Space Station reveals that these invi…
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