Monday, July 11, 2022

470 - Super Small Symbionts Soothe Symptoms

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Tiny symbiont Saccharibacteria (yellow-green) on host bacteria (red) By Utter et al. , CC BY-SA 4.0 This episode: Tiny bacteria that live on...
Monday, April 4, 2022

469 - Prophage Provides Partial Protection

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Salmonella  invading cells This episode: A virus lurking in a bacterial genome protects its host population from infection with other phages...
Monday, February 28, 2022

468 - Commensal Can Kill Cholera

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Vibrio cholerae This episode: Harmless gut microbes resist cholera with good defense or better offense! Download Episode  (5.8 MB, 8.4 mi...
Monday, December 27, 2021

467 - Prion Pivots Productive Pathways

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Saccharomyces  yeast By Mogana Das Murtey and Patchamuthu Ramasamy CC BY-SA 3.0 This episode: Prions in yeast can allow better adaptation to...
Monday, December 6, 2021

466 - Microbes Mining Mars Minerals

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Basalt close up By Helgi, CC BY-SA 4.0 This episode: Bacteria are able to extract metals from rocks for industrial use, even in microgravit...
Monday, November 22, 2021

465 - Partners Produce Predator Prevention

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Fungus cells with  bacterial symbionts By Büttner et al. 2021 PNAS 118:e2110669118 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 This episode: Bacteria living inside soil...
Monday, November 8, 2021

464 - Prodding Pollen's Popping Process

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Pollen (fromWikipedia) This episode: Certain nectar-dwelling bacteria can induce pollen to germinate to access their tasty proteins! Down...