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Scientists found that the space station phages gradually accumulated specific mutations that boosted their infectivity, or ...

New research shows how surface material and temperature change how long viruses survive and whether they can still spread.

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The researchers took a “safety-first” approach. They deliberately excluded all viruses that infect humans or animals from the ...

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