Monday, September 30, 2013

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 137 - Germ's Jammer Jumpstarts Genes

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This episode: Pathogen's CRISPR-Cas system (for defense against viruses) can be modified to change gene expression in mammals! Downloa...
Monday, September 23, 2013

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 136 - Swarmers Send Secret Signals

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This episode: Swarming predatory bacteria may be communicating through tubes! Download Episode  (6.3 MB, 6.9 minutes) Show notes: New...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 135 - Prodigious Pandora Particles Perceived

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This episode: New giant virus discovered, with a genome larger than that of some eukaryotes! Download Episode  (7.5 MB, 8.1 minutes) Sho...
Sunday, September 8, 2013

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 134 - Duodenum Dweller Degrades Digoxin

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This episode: Bacteria in the gut can affect dosaging of medications! Download Episode  (7.1 MB, 7.75 minutes) Show notes: News item 1 ...
Saturday, August 31, 2013

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 133 - Microbe Manacles Metal, Muzzles Microbe

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This episode: A strain of E. coli  helps reduce severity of Salmonella  infection by competing with it for iron in the gut! Download Episo...
Monday, August 26, 2013

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 132 - Microbes Modify Mitochrondrial Material

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This episode: Some bacterial DNA sequence seems to integrate into human cells, especially in cancerous tissue! Download Episode  (11.3 MB,...
Monday, August 19, 2013

BacterioFiles Micro Edition 131 - Stacking Sucker Symbionts

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This episode: Some insects have bacterial symbionts with super-small genomes inside their cells, and some of these symbionts have their own ...