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ISS Experiments Show Microgravity Alters Phage–Bacteria Evolution, Boosting Some Phages’ Ability to Kill Drug-Resistant E. coli

Slower fluid mixing in space changed virus–bacteria encounter rates, creating selective pressures that produced distinct mutations in both organisms.

ISS Study Finds Microgravity Reshapes Phage–Bacteria Evolution, Boosting Activity Against Drug-Resistant E. coli