Monday, October 13, 2014

BacterioFiles 186 - Matched Mice, Mismatched Microbiota

This episode: Gut microbes can be different even in genetically identical mice in similar conditions!

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Show notes:
Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
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  • Even in placenta bacteria can be important for health
  • Seeing if algae (and thus, plants) can survive in space
  • Bacteria can make plastic out of methane gas
  • Some fungi could adapt to Mars-like conditions within a few days (paper)


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