Monday, November 12, 2012
Announcement
I regret to announce this, but I am about to embark on one of the major trials of being a grad student: the preliminary examination. What this amounts to, for me, is writing a 15+ page grant proposal in six weeks on a topic I haven't been studying all this time, while carrying on all my previous research responsibilities. So BacterioFiles will be on hiatus for now, at least until I feel reasonably confident in my progress, possibly for the whole six weeks. We'll see.
One positive thing from this is that I will be able to refill my cache of awesome research to talk about, so look forward to more good stuff coming out before too long.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 109 - Labeling Lung Lurkers
This episode: Identifying the microbial communities of the lungs!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Commensal bacteria seem to influence animal behavior in some ways
**Directed evolution for biofuel production from bio-oil
**Prebiotics could help regrow removed intestines
**Cave bacteria could contain useful information, including antibiotics
**Fungus outcompetes aflatoxin fungi in crops, now applied using bioplastic
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Transcript
Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Directed evolution for biofuel production from bio-oil
**Prebiotics could help regrow removed intestines
**Cave bacteria could contain useful information, including antibiotics
**Fungus outcompetes aflatoxin fungi in crops, now applied using bioplastic
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 108 - Firing Phages to Fight faecalis
This episode: Gut bacteria use phages to beat their competition!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Cooperative predatory bacteria spread out in waves
**Using bacteria to clean up nicotine contamination (paper)
**Metal-tolerant bacteria can produce pure gold from Au salt
**Virus could treat diabetes by inducing weight gain
**Making biofuel-producing bacteria resistant to predation (paper)
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Using bacteria to clean up nicotine contamination (paper)
**Metal-tolerant bacteria can produce pure gold from Au salt
**Virus could treat diabetes by inducing weight gain
**Making biofuel-producing bacteria resistant to predation (paper)
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Monday, October 22, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 107 - Lipases Liberate Light-Linked Lipids
This episode: Scientists engineer cyanobacteria to release biofuels at high temperatures!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Microbes could even help protect us from heavy metals directly
**Bacteria help turn rocks into soil
**New virus discovered that is related to major pathogens but doesn't infect humans
**Viruses could help treat drinking water
**Using music to make sense of microbiological data
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Bacteria help turn rocks into soil
**New virus discovered that is related to major pathogens but doesn't infect humans
**Viruses could help treat drinking water
**Using music to make sense of microbiological data
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 106 - Bacteriophages Bust Blackheads
This episode: Scientists find that phages might be good for treating acne!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Fungi could help make Stradivarius-quality violins
**Rabbit virus could kill cancer cells in dogs
**Potential biofuel microbe can survive in pretreatment conditions
**Microbes make for really good food
**MSU lab's evolving E. coli
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Fungi could help make Stradivarius-quality violins
**Rabbit virus could kill cancer cells in dogs
**Potential biofuel microbe can survive in pretreatment conditions
**Microbes make for really good food
**MSU lab's evolving E. coli
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 105 - Pythium Provides Pollutant Pipelines
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Even HIV can be made to help fight cancer
**Bacteria are important for animal communication
**Phages could be used to stop bacteria from killing corals
**Cooking oil waste could be good food source for production of bioplastics
**Waste from biofuel production could be used to generate electricity
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 104 - Algae Actualize Active Antibodies
This episode: Engineered diatoms can produce functional antibodies!
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Transcript
Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Synthetic virus-like particles can attack tumors
**Another kind of biofuel from a good bioplastics microbe
**Feeding your bacteria is important too
**Searching forests for wood-eating fungi (paper)
**Plant-friendly soil bacteria signal plants to shut out pathogens
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Download Episode (3.8 MB, 4.2 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Synthetic virus-like particles can attack tumors
**Another kind of biofuel from a good bioplastics microbe
**Feeding your bacteria is important too
**Searching forests for wood-eating fungi (paper)
**Plant-friendly soil bacteria signal plants to shut out pathogens
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 103 - Prokaryotes Palliate Plants' Pollution Pressures
This episode: Soil bacteria can help plants adapt to changing climate conditions!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Producing electricity from sewage treatment
**Gut bacteria very important for infants
**Skin bacteria are helpful
**Bacteria induce single-celled organism to form multi-celled colony
**Using bacteria to fight invasion of zebra mussels
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Transcript
Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Producing electricity from sewage treatment
**Gut bacteria very important for infants
**Skin bacteria are helpful
**Bacteria induce single-celled organism to form multi-celled colony
**Using bacteria to fight invasion of zebra mussels
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Sunday, September 9, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 102 - Pathogen Processes Polyp-Popping Prodrug
This episode: Tumor-targeting bacteria selectively activate anti-cancer drug!
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Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Microbes are important for production of many kinds of food
**Gut microbe changes that normally seem unhealthy seem beneficial for pregnant women
**Developing microbes to terraform Mars for colonization
**Predatory bacteria digest their prey's bioplastic storage polymers (paper)
**Scientists find abundance of lead-dissolving fungi at old shooting range (paper)
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Transcript
Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Microbes are important for production of many kinds of food
**Gut microbe changes that normally seem unhealthy seem beneficial for pregnant women
**Developing microbes to terraform Mars for colonization
**Predatory bacteria digest their prey's bioplastic storage polymers (paper)
**Scientists find abundance of lead-dissolving fungi at old shooting range (paper)
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Sunday, September 2, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 101 - Prokaryotes Pressurize Platforms
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Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Termite gut bacteria are a good source of biofuel technology
**Sadly, arsenic bacterium GFAJ-1 appears to be arsenate-resistant but phosphate-dependent (papers)
**Figuring out how bacteria degrade carcinogenic benzene
**Beneficial bacteria are important for the skin as well as the gut
**Microbes could use electricity to produce natural gas
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Monday, August 27, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 100 - Protozoa Prevent Pathogen Proliferation
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Show notes:
Journal Paper/Video
Other interesting stories:
**Bacteria could be used to produce pleasing scents
**Plant-dwelling bacteria with particular enzyme could help cut flowers last longer (paper)
**Fragile bacterial crusts are important for desert ecosystems
**Bacteria could protect frogs from deadly fungus plague
**How bacteria help animals eat grass
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Monday, August 20, 2012
BacterioFiles 99 - Protecting Pathogen Proteins Produces Potential Preventives
This episode: Using a bacterial trick to protect pathogen proteins from radiation could help produce useful vaccines!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Seeing how modern bacteria fare with a 500-million-year-old gene replacement
**Microbes are domesticated too, such as this fermentative fungus
**Probiotics can help with upper respiratory tract infections (Review)
**In elderly, living conditions can affect the health of gut microbial communities
**Fungus can help clean up contaminated water in mines
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Download Episode (5.3 MB, 5.75 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Seeing how modern bacteria fare with a 500-million-year-old gene replacement
**Microbes are domesticated too, such as this fermentative fungus
**Probiotics can help with upper respiratory tract infections (Review)
**In elderly, living conditions can affect the health of gut microbial communities
**Fungus can help clean up contaminated water in mines
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Saturday, August 4, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 98 - Modified Microbes Make Mosquito Midguts Murder Malaria
This episode: Scientists engineer mosquito gut bacteria to fight malaria!
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Transcript
Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Dog microbes could protect kids against asthma induced by a virus
**Enzyme from marine microbe could clean teeth better than toothpaste
**Underground bacteria could be helpful or harmful for long-term radioactive waste storage
**New algae strain produces unusual amounts of oil for biofuels
**Changes in gut microbes could be part of why gastric bypass helps weightloss
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Download Episode (4.15 MB, 4.5 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Dog microbes could protect kids against asthma induced by a virus
**Enzyme from marine microbe could clean teeth better than toothpaste
**Underground bacteria could be helpful or harmful for long-term radioactive waste storage
**New algae strain produces unusual amounts of oil for biofuels
**Changes in gut microbes could be part of why gastric bypass helps weightloss
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Monday, July 30, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 97 - Prokaryote Partners Produce Power
This episode: Scientists match up bacteria to produce extra fuel from plant waste!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Using bacteria to reclaim a garbage dump from contaminants
**Researcher finds mine microbes using radioactivity for energy
**Fiber seems to be important for health due to bacteria
**Interesting microbes found around mummies on mountaintop
**Figuring out how heat-loving microbes break down cellulose
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Download Episode (4 MB, 4.5 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Using bacteria to reclaim a garbage dump from contaminants
**Researcher finds mine microbes using radioactivity for energy
**Fiber seems to be important for health due to bacteria
**Interesting microbes found around mummies on mountaintop
**Figuring out how heat-loving microbes break down cellulose
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 96 - Mouse Microbes Match Mice
This episode: Each kind of animal needs its own specific microbes!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Viruses could help protect honeybees from bacterial pathogen
**Marine bacteria could be useful for producing gold nanoparticles
**NY Times on how exposure to bacteria is important
**Cold-loving bacteria help make better sanitation possible for more in India
**Lichens on ISS survive full solar radiation, cold and heat
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Download Episode (4 MB, 4.25 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Viruses could help protect honeybees from bacterial pathogen
**Marine bacteria could be useful for producing gold nanoparticles
**NY Times on how exposure to bacteria is important
**Cold-loving bacteria help make better sanitation possible for more in India
**Lichens on ISS survive full solar radiation, cold and heat
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 95 - Plants' Pathogenic Partners
This episode: Fungi infect insects and share the nutrients with plants!
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Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Searching for exotic microbes to convert cellulose to biofuel
**Microbes make soil-enriching limestone out of CO2 using tree's technique
**Gut bacterium actually seems to produce a neurotransmitter
**Adding extra carbon causes algae to produce more oil
**Virus can target cancer effectively by hiding from immune system on blood cells
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Transcript
Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Searching for exotic microbes to convert cellulose to biofuel
**Microbes make soil-enriching limestone out of CO2 using tree's technique
**Gut bacterium actually seems to produce a neurotransmitter
**Adding extra carbon causes algae to produce more oil
**Virus can target cancer effectively by hiding from immune system on blood cells
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 94 - Commensals Calibrate Counterattack
This episode: Gut bacteria might actually help the immune system fight off viruses!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Algae are growing well even under Arctic ice
**Microbes discovered in super-harsh desert volcano conditions
**Childhood bacterial exposure may be essential for adulthood good moods
**Progress made on a census of all human-associated microbes
**Modified gut bacteria seem to prevent colon cancer (in mice)
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Download Episode (2.2 MB, 2.3 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Algae are growing well even under Arctic ice
**Microbes discovered in super-harsh desert volcano conditions
**Childhood bacterial exposure may be essential for adulthood good moods
**Progress made on a census of all human-associated microbes
**Modified gut bacteria seem to prevent colon cancer (in mice)
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 93 - Virus Visualizes Neural Networks
This episode: Scientists use a modified rabies virus to map brain connections!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Red wine seems to have a good effect on gut bacteria
**Bacteria found in frozen sulphurous fjord might be similar to life on Europa
**Using bacteria to make images of the universe
**Bacteria use soil minerals to exchange electrons
**Slime molds help with computational geometry
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Download Episode (3.5 MB, 4 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Red wine seems to have a good effect on gut bacteria
**Bacteria found in frozen sulphurous fjord might be similar to life on Europa
**Using bacteria to make images of the universe
**Bacteria use soil minerals to exchange electrons
**Slime molds help with computational geometry
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Monday, June 18, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 92 - Microbes Make Miniature Magnets
This episode: Bacterial enzymes are good for making nanomagnets for computers!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Tobacco virus may be helpful for prevention of Parkinson's
**Using microbes to sense toxic compounds
**Gut bacterial exposure early in life affects immunity
**Robot synchrony technique inspired by bacterial signalling
**Bacterial diets are diverse and interesting
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Download Episode (2.6 MB, 2.75 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Tobacco virus may be helpful for prevention of Parkinson's
**Using microbes to sense toxic compounds
**Gut bacterial exposure early in life affects immunity
**Robot synchrony technique inspired by bacterial signalling
**Bacterial diets are diverse and interesting
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Monday, June 4, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 91 - Forager-Feared Fungus Foiled
This episode: Ant-zombie fungal parasite is counter-parasitized by another fungus!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Discovery of bacteria that can tolerate chemicals that make plant waste digestion easier for them
**Associating gut bacteria in kids with their weight
**Bacteria tend to evolve to use different resources rather than competing with each other
**Algae could be used to produce anti-malaria vaccine
**Pressing a sheet of viruses could generate electricity
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Download Episode (2.9 MB, 3.2 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Discovery of bacteria that can tolerate chemicals that make plant waste digestion easier for them
**Associating gut bacteria in kids with their weight
**Bacteria tend to evolve to use different resources rather than competing with each other
**Algae could be used to produce anti-malaria vaccine
**Pressing a sheet of viruses could generate electricity
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 90 - Prokaryote Parasites Deal Double Dose Death
This episode: Discovery of a bacterium infected by two distinct organisms at the same time!
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Transcript
Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Floating rocks, microbes, and the origin of life
**Diversity of plants and microbes helps prevent allergies
**Probiotics help prevent antibiotic-induced diarrhea
**Wind erosion is problematic both for soil and beneficial microbes
**Selective nutrition and other strategies could help good bacteria compete with pathogens
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This show features music from Mevio's podsafe Music Alley.
Download Episode (3.5 MB, 3.75 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Floating rocks, microbes, and the origin of life
**Diversity of plants and microbes helps prevent allergies
**Probiotics help prevent antibiotic-induced diarrhea
**Wind erosion is problematic both for soil and beneficial microbes
**Selective nutrition and other strategies could help good bacteria compete with pathogens
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
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This show features music from Mevio's podsafe Music Alley.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 89 - Counting Cloud Communities
This episode: Sampling storm cloud microbial communities with hailstones!
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Transcript
Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Newly discovered bacteria make little balls of minerals inside themselves
**Scientists using bacteria to fix concrete cracks
**Breastfeeding seems important for infants' bacterial health
**Engineered E. coli produce lots of bioplastic (paper)
**Toxic counterfeit vodka fed to microbes to make electricity
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Download Episode (4.1 MB, 4.5 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Newly discovered bacteria make little balls of minerals inside themselves
**Scientists using bacteria to fix concrete cracks
**Breastfeeding seems important for infants' bacterial health
**Engineered E. coli produce lots of bioplastic (paper)
**Toxic counterfeit vodka fed to microbes to make electricity
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 88 - Bacteria Block Barnacle Binding
This episode: Biofilms help keep seaweed surfaces clear of barnacles!
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Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Using modified bacteria to capture and remove viruses
**Bacteria are important for food flavor
**Prions can actually be helpful to yeast instead of harmful
**Plants release chemicals to attract helpful bacteria
**Enzyme from probiotics could help treat inflammatory bowel disease
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Transcript
Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Using modified bacteria to capture and remove viruses
**Bacteria are important for food flavor
**Prions can actually be helpful to yeast instead of harmful
**Plants release chemicals to attract helpful bacteria
**Enzyme from probiotics could help treat inflammatory bowel disease
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 87 - Fermenter Fixes Folate Faults
This episode: Probiotics could help prevent folate deficiency!
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Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Cyanobacteria could produce table sugar better than plants
**Temperature-controlled microbial biotech
**Ocean worm feeds on toxic stuff with bacterial help
**New system to treat wastewater and produce biofuels
**Massive amounts of old bacteria are frozen in Antarctic ice
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This show features music from Mevio's podsafe Music Alley.
Download Episode (2.7 MB, 3 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Cyanobacteria could produce table sugar better than plants
**Temperature-controlled microbial biotech
**Ocean worm feeds on toxic stuff with bacterial help
**New system to treat wastewater and produce biofuels
**Massive amounts of old bacteria are frozen in Antarctic ice
Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!
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This show features music from Mevio's podsafe Music Alley.
Monday, April 30, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 86 - Bacteria Boost Beta Business
This episode: Engineered bacteria help reverse type 1 diabetes in mice!
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Transcript
Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Making more environmentally friendly solar panels with bacteria
**Multiple bacterial species can make more electricity in fuel cell than just one (paper)
**Studying the spike viruses use to pierce and infect bacteria
**Bacteria steadily breaking down the Titanic
**Potential for using probiotic bacteria to preserve food (paper)
**Using probiotics to help with heavy metal contamination, in fish at least (paper)
**Potential of bacteria from Italian hydrothermal vents (paper)
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Making more environmentally friendly solar panels with bacteria
**Multiple bacterial species can make more electricity in fuel cell than just one (paper)
**Studying the spike viruses use to pierce and infect bacteria
**Bacteria steadily breaking down the Titanic
**Potential for using probiotic bacteria to preserve food (paper)
**Using probiotics to help with heavy metal contamination, in fish at least (paper)
**Potential of bacteria from Italian hydrothermal vents (paper)
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 85 - Pathogen Partitions Parasitoid Populations
This episode: A virus influences the competition between two species of parasitoid wasp!
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Show notes:
Example of parasitoid manipulator/News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Using bacteria to recapture dwindling phosphorus resources
**Modifying E. coli to make pharmaceuticals better
**Using bacteria to make electricity from sewage
**Bacteria could carry medicine to specific targets in the body
**Electric-powered bacteria could turn carbon dioxide into fuel
**Bacteria living in wheat help fight off plant disease
**Looking into algae for biofuels
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Show notes:
Example of parasitoid manipulator/News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Using bacteria to recapture dwindling phosphorus resources
**Modifying E. coli to make pharmaceuticals better
**Using bacteria to make electricity from sewage
**Bacteria could carry medicine to specific targets in the body
**Electric-powered bacteria could turn carbon dioxide into fuel
**Bacteria living in wheat help fight off plant disease
**Looking into algae for biofuels
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 84 - Latent Loops Limit Lupus
This episode: A viral infection in mice seems to protect against lupus!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Engineering a new bacterial system for biofuel production
**Slime mold naturally creates model of Canadian road network
**Gut bacteria might be connected to allergies
**Venter promises many biotech advances from custom microbes
**Sometimes microbes lose a necessary ability because others around them make it unnecessary: evolution of cooperation
**Using photosynthetic eukaryotic microbes as detection method for cancer
**Phage therapy to treat serious bacterial infections
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Engineering a new bacterial system for biofuel production
**Slime mold naturally creates model of Canadian road network
**Gut bacteria might be connected to allergies
**Venter promises many biotech advances from custom microbes
**Sometimes microbes lose a necessary ability because others around them make it unnecessary: evolution of cooperation
**Using photosynthetic eukaryotic microbes as detection method for cancer
**Phage therapy to treat serious bacterial infections
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 83 - Annelid Archivory
This episode: Discovery of a worm that eats archaea!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Virus has potential to treat pancreatic cancer
**River microbes could produce graphene
**Diatoms could form biosensor that glows in response to chemicals
**Creating smaller bacterial genomes for engineering by randomly removing pieces
**Measuring very slow growth deep in the ocean
**Characterizing honeybee gut bacteria (paper)
**Figuring out how exposure to bacteria helps immune system development
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Virus has potential to treat pancreatic cancer
**River microbes could produce graphene
**Diatoms could form biosensor that glows in response to chemicals
**Creating smaller bacterial genomes for engineering by randomly removing pieces
**Measuring very slow growth deep in the ocean
**Characterizing honeybee gut bacteria (paper)
**Figuring out how exposure to bacteria helps immune system development
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Monday, April 2, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 82 - Scintillating Sea Strain
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Show notes:
Journal Paper/Videos
Other interesting stories:
**Appendix seems to help protect good gut bacteria populations
**Cells move in swarm just by growing and pushing water ahead of them (paper)
**Making bacteria produce another, better-smelling kind of biofuel
**Newly-discovered chlorophyll lets bacteria use low-energy light as efficiently as any
**Bacteria live well underneath glaciers
**In mice, antibiotic treatment leads to more severe asthma
**Finding new ways to engineer yeast
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 81 - Agrobacterium Antibodies Attack AIDS
This episode: Scientists find a way to possibly make an HIV vaccine using bacteria!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Bacteria may help to store excess carbon dioxide underground
**Bacteriophage needles that penetrate bacteria have iron tip
**Pathogen could be useful, produces very strong glue
**Yeast made to respond to magnets, useful for biotech
**Exploring the ocean, microscopically
**Improving knowledge of an already well-known useful bacterium
**Cold-loving yeasts: where they are and what they (could) do (paper)
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Bacteria may help to store excess carbon dioxide underground
**Bacteriophage needles that penetrate bacteria have iron tip
**Pathogen could be useful, produces very strong glue
**Yeast made to respond to magnets, useful for biotech
**Exploring the ocean, microscopically
**Improving knowledge of an already well-known useful bacterium
**Cold-loving yeasts: where they are and what they (could) do (paper)
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 80 - Bacterial Breakdown Benefits Bugs
This episode: Bacteria help leaf-cutter ants break down their garden fertilizer!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Smoking disrupts healthy mouth bacteria, letting pathogens invade
**Seems like viral infection led to evolution of mammals
**Finding life under crust of dry desert could help find life on Mars and such
**Fungi with bacterial genes make antivirals out of crustacean shells
**Thermophiles may make good biofuel producers
**Mapping all microbes on Earth
**Making bacteria do all kinds of things
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Download Episode (3.3 MB, 3.5 minutes)
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Smoking disrupts healthy mouth bacteria, letting pathogens invade
**Seems like viral infection led to evolution of mammals
**Finding life under crust of dry desert could help find life on Mars and such
**Fungi with bacterial genes make antivirals out of crustacean shells
**Thermophiles may make good biofuel producers
**Mapping all microbes on Earth
**Making bacteria do all kinds of things
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 79 - Stratospheric Strain's Super Sparks
This episode: Finding stratospheric electricity-producing microbes!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Probiotic bacteria may work partly due to special coating
**New microbes found in mysterious ocean caves
**Figuring out how bacteria use stickiest glue
**Studying microbes under dead seals in Arctic
**Bacteria and their size - is it ideal?
**Desert archaea allow themselves to dry out but remain viable (paper)
**Could use bacteria to treat sleeping sickness
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Download Episode (3.3 MB, 3.5 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Probiotic bacteria may work partly due to special coating
**New microbes found in mysterious ocean caves
**Figuring out how bacteria use stickiest glue
**Studying microbes under dead seals in Arctic
**Bacteria and their size - is it ideal?
**Desert archaea allow themselves to dry out but remain viable (paper)
**Could use bacteria to treat sleeping sickness
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 78 - Proving Prions Provide Positives
This episode: Prions may actually help yeast populations survive!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Do microbiota change as species evolve apart? (paper)
**Viruses pretend to help bacteria but then take over
**Even extinguished hydrothermal vents have interesting life growing
**Fecal bacteria transplant seems effective for C. difficile infections
**Cyanobacteria as art
**Bacteria could be used to diagnose illness by changing poop color
**Fungi degrading another kind of long-lasting polymer
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Download Episode (3.5 MB, 3.75 minutes)
Transcript
Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Do microbiota change as species evolve apart? (paper)
**Viruses pretend to help bacteria but then take over
**Even extinguished hydrothermal vents have interesting life growing
**Fecal bacteria transplant seems effective for C. difficile infections
**Cyanobacteria as art
**Bacteria could be used to diagnose illness by changing poop color
**Fungi degrading another kind of long-lasting polymer
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 77 - Bioluminescent Bifidus Binds Bumps
This episode: Using glowing bacteria to image tumors in the body!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Single cell eats algae and uses their photosynthetic powers
**Jelly fungus could help clean up heavy metal pollution (paper)
**Other fungi help clean up lead
**Bacteria made to produce biofuels from seaweed
**Update: A failed confirmation of bacteria that use arsenic (micro episode 21)
**A biodegradable styrofoam replacement made of fungus
**Diversity of soil microbes could help prevent crop disease (paper)
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Single cell eats algae and uses their photosynthetic powers
**Jelly fungus could help clean up heavy metal pollution (paper)
**Other fungi help clean up lead
**Bacteria made to produce biofuels from seaweed
**Update: A failed confirmation of bacteria that use arsenic (micro episode 21)
**A biodegradable styrofoam replacement made of fungus
**Diversity of soil microbes could help prevent crop disease (paper)
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 76 - Glacial Growth
This episode: Bacteria are active even encased in ice!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Aquatic bacteria communicate to organize feeding
**Using bacteria to prevent plumbing clogs from holiday grease
**Bacteria could help measure glucose levels for diabetics
**The ocean environment helped bacteria eat Gulf oil spill faster
**Figuring out how to use microbes to produce a better biofuel compound
**Gut microbes are different in people of different weights
**Algae even grow in water covered with ice
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Aquatic bacteria communicate to organize feeding
**Using bacteria to prevent plumbing clogs from holiday grease
**Bacteria could help measure glucose levels for diabetics
**The ocean environment helped bacteria eat Gulf oil spill faster
**Figuring out how to use microbes to produce a better biofuel compound
**Gut microbes are different in people of different weights
**Algae even grow in water covered with ice
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 75 - Personalizing Prokaryotic Protection
This episode: Scientists figure out how to utilize the prokaryotic immune system!
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Show notes:
News item 1/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Gut microbe diversity protects against allergies
**Researchers create biopixel display, could sense environmental signals
**Certain bacteria seem to have moved to land later than thought, could be good for biofuels
**Stomach bacteria cause ulcers but may protect against diarrhea
**Slime molds could help design efficient networks
**Control over biofilms would be good for biotechnology
**Microbes could power future space robots
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Transcript
Show notes:
News item 1/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Gut microbe diversity protects against allergies
**Researchers create biopixel display, could sense environmental signals
**Certain bacteria seem to have moved to land later than thought, could be good for biofuels
**Stomach bacteria cause ulcers but may protect against diarrhea
**Slime molds could help design efficient networks
**Control over biofilms would be good for biotechnology
**Microbes could power future space robots
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 74 - Phages Facilitate Fester Fighting
This episode: Scientists use phages to make bacteria less antibiotic-resistant!
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Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Using bacterial bioluminescence for indoor lighting
**The uses and ethics of our microbiome
**Another bacterial insecticide that's harmless to humans
**Microbes could help degrade fracking chemicals and produce more gas (paper)
**Imaging a virus that attacks anthrax
**Bacteria growing with very little heat, oxygen, and food: maybe like on Mars
**Seemingly missing important metabolic enzyme in cyanobacteria found! Could help produce biofuels
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Transcript
Show notes:
Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Using bacterial bioluminescence for indoor lighting
**The uses and ethics of our microbiome
**Another bacterial insecticide that's harmless to humans
**Microbes could help degrade fracking chemicals and produce more gas (paper)
**Imaging a virus that attacks anthrax
**Bacteria growing with very little heat, oxygen, and food: maybe like on Mars
**Seemingly missing important metabolic enzyme in cyanobacteria found! Could help produce biofuels
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 73 - Single Cells Start Sticking
This episode: Scientists coax yeast to evolve into multicellular clusters!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Bacterial swarm communication could improve robots
**Plant pests trade good bacteria by feeding on the same plant
**Yeast cell parents give daughter cells their newer, less damaged proteins
**Researchers figure out how bacteria break down certain hazardous pollutants
**E. coli made to produce biofuel from switchgrass
**Bacteria could help produce vaccines (paper)
**Probiotics could help when brain trauma causes whacky immune system
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Transcript
Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Bacterial swarm communication could improve robots
**Plant pests trade good bacteria by feeding on the same plant
**Yeast cell parents give daughter cells their newer, less damaged proteins
**Researchers figure out how bacteria break down certain hazardous pollutants
**E. coli made to produce biofuel from switchgrass
**Bacteria could help produce vaccines (paper)
**Probiotics could help when brain trauma causes whacky immune system
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 72 - Microbes Manipulate Mosquito Messages
This episode: Bacteria on your skin affect your attractiveness to mosquitoes!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Virus from smallpox vaccine could help people survive longer with liver cancer
**Craig Venter planning to engineer biofuel-producing algae
**Developing prebiotics by growing fecal bacteria in sugar beet pulp (paper)
**Lactic acid bacteria could be probiotics in mouth too (paper)
**Bacteria can be multicellular too
**Probiotics could help protect gut from radiation
**Probiotics could help treat pancreatitis
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Transcript
Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Virus from smallpox vaccine could help people survive longer with liver cancer
**Craig Venter planning to engineer biofuel-producing algae
**Developing prebiotics by growing fecal bacteria in sugar beet pulp (paper)
**Lactic acid bacteria could be probiotics in mouth too (paper)
**Bacteria can be multicellular too
**Probiotics could help protect gut from radiation
**Probiotics could help treat pancreatitis
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Saturday, January 14, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 71 - Bright Bacteria Brave Biting
This episode: Some ocean bacteria glow to attract those that eat them!
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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Some molds could actually help fight plant diseases
**Probiotics might help treat antibiotic-induced diarrhea
**Fecal transplants seem to effectively treat Clostridium difficile infections
**Could bacteria that eat other bacteria treat disease?
**Identifying bacteria that could help clean up contaminated water (paper)
**Bacteria could one day power airplanes
**A way to make bacteria produce fuel from sugar very quickly
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Transcript
Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Some molds could actually help fight plant diseases
**Probiotics might help treat antibiotic-induced diarrhea
**Fecal transplants seem to effectively treat Clostridium difficile infections
**Could bacteria that eat other bacteria treat disease?
**Identifying bacteria that could help clean up contaminated water (paper)
**Bacteria could one day power airplanes
**A way to make bacteria produce fuel from sugar very quickly
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Sunday, January 8, 2012
BacterioFiles Micro Edition 70 - Microbes Make Multiple Magnets
This episode: Some bacteria have been discovered that construct multiple types of magnet in their cells!
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Engineered bacteria grow in bullseye design
**Logic gates designed in bacteria
**Virus could be used as building blocks for eyes, skin, teeth
**Algae could clean water and create biofuel in the process
**Students modify yeast to add vitamins to bread
**Bacteria could produce better sunscreen
**Engineered herpes could treat breast cancer (what a treatment!)
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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper
Other interesting stories:
**Engineered bacteria grow in bullseye design
**Logic gates designed in bacteria
**Virus could be used as building blocks for eyes, skin, teeth
**Algae could clean water and create biofuel in the process
**Students modify yeast to add vitamins to bread
**Bacteria could produce better sunscreen
**Engineered herpes could treat breast cancer (what a treatment!)
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