Space-induced mutations show potential against antibiotic-resistant bacteria according to experimental results from bacteriophage research conducted aboard the International Space Station. Findings ...

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Traditional biochemical methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new simple approach to ...

As bacteria become increasingly (and worryingly) resistant to antibiotics, scientists are recruiting bacteriophages—a bacteria’s sworn evolutionary enemy—to fight against these troublesome “superbugs.

Researchers in the Raman Lab at UW recently published a study discussing sending microbes into space at the International Space Station to evaluate how mutations induced by microgravity may impact ...

Bacteriophage T7, a virus that preys on E. coli, becomes a more effective killer after spending time aboard the International Space Station, according to new research from University of ...

Antibiotic resistance and antibiotic tolerance have their distinct effect on your system. Knowing their differences is key to understanding how careful you need to be with antibiotics.