BacterioFiles 156 - Killing Chemicals Cancel Chemotherapy Quality

This episode: Gut bacteria seem to be important for different kinds of anti-cancer chemotherapy treatments!

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News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

**Working off bacteria's own toxins could help develop new antibiotics
**Gut bacteria may (perhaps) affect more of the body than just the gut
**Soil microbe discovered that could protect plants from insect pests (paper)
**Using bacterial immune system to modify fruit flies' genome (paper)
**Humans today seem to have viruses from Neandertals in our genomes

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 155 - Cells Save Superannuated Sequences

This episode: Bacteria are able to incorporate DNA from the environment into their genomes, even if it's thousands of years old!

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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

**Printing bacteria in 3D could enhance their cooperative abilities (paper)
**Viruses could be used to help shape nanowires in better batteries
**Butyrate-producing gut bacteria help regulate the gut immune system
**Rainforest bacteria break down the toughest parts of plants
**Lab bacteria seem to continue evolving higher fitness indefinitely

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 154 - Improving Integration in Inherited Illness

This episode: Scientists figure out how to improve retroviral targeting in the genome, to make gene therapy safer!

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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

**Infants may be more susceptible to infection because their immune system is focusing on allowing good bacteria to grow in their gut
**Ascetic new microbe found in spacecraft clean rooms
**Scientist wins fellowship for work on trying to preserve good bacteria
**Improving a virus's ability to target and destroy cancer
**Soil fungus may reduce numbers of ticks

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 153 - Social Swarmers Synchronize Cell Systems

This episode: Bacteria that swarm in the soil cooperate or compete based on one particular protein structure!

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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:

**Special bacteria could help make better-tasting rice vinegar (paper)
**Soil microbes may be essential for health of an ecosystem
**Fungi in compost actually degrade polyester somewhat (paper)
**Excellent FAQ about the human microbiome
**Bacteria in soil can inhibit diseases of wheat (paper)

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