BacterioFiles Micro Edition 93 - Virus Visualizes Neural Networks

This episode: Scientists use a modified rabies virus to map brain connections!

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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
**Red wine seems to have a good effect on gut bacteria
**Bacteria found in frozen sulphurous fjord might be similar to life on Europa
**Using bacteria to make images of the universe
**Bacteria use soil minerals to exchange electrons
**Slime molds help with computational geometry

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 92 - Microbes Make Miniature Magnets

This episode: Bacterial enzymes are good for making nanomagnets for computers!

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Show notes:
News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
**Tobacco virus may be helpful for prevention of Parkinson's
**Using microbes to sense toxic compounds
**Gut bacterial exposure early in life affects immunity
**Robot synchrony technique inspired by bacterial signalling
**Bacterial diets are diverse and interesting

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 91 - Forager-Feared Fungus Foiled

This episode: Ant-zombie fungal parasite is counter-parasitized by another fungus!

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Show notes:
News item/Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
**Discovery of bacteria that can tolerate chemicals that make plant waste digestion easier for them
**Associating gut bacteria in kids with their weight
**Bacteria tend to evolve to use different resources rather than competing with each other
**Algae could be used to produce anti-malaria vaccine
**Pressing a sheet of viruses could generate electricity

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 90 - Prokaryote Parasites Deal Double Dose Death

This episode: Discovery of a bacterium infected by two distinct organisms at the same time!

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Show notes:
Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
**Floating rocks, microbes, and the origin of life
**Diversity of plants and microbes helps prevent allergies
**Probiotics help prevent antibiotic-induced diarrhea
**Wind erosion is problematic both for soil and beneficial microbes
**Selective nutrition and other strategies could help good bacteria compete with pathogens

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 89 - Counting Cloud Communities

This episode: Sampling storm cloud microbial communities with hailstones!

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Show notes:
Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
**Newly discovered bacteria make little balls of minerals inside themselves
**Scientists using bacteria to fix concrete cracks
**Breastfeeding seems important for infants' bacterial health
**Engineered E. coli produce lots of bioplastic (paper)
**Toxic counterfeit vodka fed to microbes to make electricity

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 88 - Bacteria Block Barnacle Binding

This episode: Biofilms help keep seaweed surfaces clear of barnacles!

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Show notes:
Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
**Using modified bacteria to capture and remove viruses
**Bacteria are important for food flavor
**Prions can actually be helpful to yeast instead of harmful
**Plants release chemicals to attract helpful bacteria
**Enzyme from probiotics could help treat inflammatory bowel disease

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 87 - Fermenter Fixes Folate Faults

This episode: Probiotics could help prevent folate deficiency!

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Show notes:
Journal Paper

Other interesting stories:
**Cyanobacteria could produce table sugar better than plants
**Temperature-controlled microbial biotech
**Ocean worm feeds on toxic stuff with bacterial help
**New system to treat wastewater and produce biofuels
**Massive amounts of old bacteria are frozen in Antarctic ice

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