Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are plagued by persistent rashes, unusual allergies and a variety of ...

Pieter Dorrestein, researcher at the University of California, states that the lack of microbes and molecules prevents the ...

Astronauts on the International Space Station are falling ill due to an unexpected cause: excessive cleanliness leading to a ...

Researchers examining Scott Kelly after his trip to the ISS found that the bacteria and fungi living in his gut had altered profoundly compared to before he flew into space Exposure to galactic ...

The researchers behind the study came to this conclusion after testing over 800 surfaces across the space station for bacteria. They found a large population of bacteria typically found on human ...

Trying to predict how bacteria will spread is like predicting the flight of a leaf in a windstorm—it's a complicated and ...

In the world of microbes, peaceful coexistence goes hand in hand with fierce competition for nutrients and space. Certain bacteria outcompete rivals and fend off attackers by injecting them with a ...

After analyzing over 800 samples collected by astronauts in multiple modules of the United States Orbital Segment in the ISS, Benitez and his team concluded the microbial and chemical environment on ...

Researchers have discovered that bacterial swarms transition from stable vortices to chaotic turbulence through distinct intermediate states. Combining experiments with bacterial swarms, computer ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The team then used a fly model that lacked 10 antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) to determine if the increased bacteria survival was caused by more ...