BacterioFiles Episode 15

In this show, I report on three exciting stories: how viral invasions might've shaped human evolution, how bacteria are good for the immune system, and using viruses for medicine. Plus, biofuels special extravaganza!

Download Episode (10.4 MB, 11.5 minutes)

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Intro
Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Special

Ending Comments

Show notes:
Story 1: News item/Journal paper
Story 2: News item/Journal Paper
Story 3: News item/Journal Paper
Biofuels Special: 1 2 3 4 5

Other interesting stories:
**Underground microbiology

**New study about how bacteria swim

**Interesting microbial life lives under the seafloor

**Businesses are interested in Venter's synthetic life

**Bacteria converting oil to natural gas

**Developing bacteria to kill mosquitoes

**Using bacteria to clean up oil spill

**Shallow ocean worm symbionts related to deep sea vent microbes

**Fungi help rice plants grow big

**New strain discovered that could help clean environment

**Research on making bioplastic/more

**Discovery about how bacteria evolve stress resistance

**Soil bacterial diversity in the Arctic not much different from elsewhere

**Oral bacteria could protect against respiratory infections

Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!

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BacterioFiles Episode 14

In this show, I report on four exciting stories: microbial electrosynthesis, desert dust that affects ocean microbes, bacteria dividing unequally, and bacteria that can make you smarter.

(Image credit: Matthias Christen)


Download Episode (13.2 MB, 14.5 minutes)

Download Sections:
Intro
Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Story 4
Ending Comments

Show notes:
Story 1: News item/Journal paper
Story 2: News item/Journal Paper
Story 3: News item/Journal Paper
Story 4: News article 1/News article 2

Other interesting stories:
**More about microbes and the BP oil spill

**An article about microbes and climate

**Life in a subzero Arctic spring

**A modified virus that could treat childhood brain tumors

**Mutated oral bacteria could give clue to Alzheimer's

**In slime molds, the first to starve wins

**Using microbes to generate hydrogen

**Probiotic organism in breastmilk good for infant digestion

**Genome of brown algae gives clues to evolution of multicellularity and photosynthesis

**Study of bacteria that live inside fungi that live inside plants

**How microbes affect precipitation/another site

**The relationship between bacteria and obesity/another site

Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!

Subscribe at iTunes, check out the show at Twitter, MicrobeWorld, or SciencePodcasters.org

This show features music from Mevio's podsafe Music Alley.