Science ❯ Space

Microgravity

Biological Effects Effects on Health Effects on Human Body

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.

Study in PNAS Finds Astronauts’ Brains Shift Upward and Back After Spaceflight