The Medium Is The Message: Manipulating Salmonella In Spaceflight Curtails Infectiousness
Friday, December 12, 2008 - 10:49
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists have explored the novel environment of space to investigate the cellular and molecular machinery of virulence. Some of the latest findings are derived from experiments aboard NASA space shuttle mission STS-123, launched in March, 2008. In addition to confirming the effects of microgravity observed in the STS-115 experiments, the new study homed in on the importance of the microbial growth medium to gene expression and virulence during spaceflight.