Monday, June 29, 2015

Monday, June 22, 2015

BacterioFiles 218 - Parasitoids Pass Protective Prokaryotes

Such a cute parasitoid
Arrows indicate Wolbachia
Ahmed et al. 2015
This episode: Parasitoid wasps spread helpful bacterial symbionts between their whitefly prey!

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Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
  • Making magnetic bacteria do a dance (w/ video)
  • Viruses have influenced evolution and genetics of plants, including wine grapes
  • Deep-sea fungus produces potentially useful chemicals (paper)
  • Effective genetic modification of fungi could lead to useful biotech processes
  • Microbe-shaped (though not microbe-flavored) popsicles

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    Monday, June 15, 2015

    Sunday, June 7, 2015

    BacterioFiles Special - ASM2015

    Here's my summary of ASM2015, an exciting weekend full of science.

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    The convention center in NOLA

    Bird in a bayou

    Not solid ground

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