Bacteriofiles
The podcast for microbe lovers.
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BacterioFiles 181 - Spore-formers Smash Salmonella's Solanum Strongholds
This episode: Soil bacteria could help prevent food poisoning from ...
This episode: Soil bacteria could help prevent food poisoning from bacteria in raw tomatoes! Download Episode (9.6 MB, 10.5 minutes)Show notes:News item/Journal Paper Other interesting stories: Life history correlates with gut communities,...
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BacterioFiles 180 - Phage Functions Fight Fortifications
This episode: Some phages can fight back against bacterial defenses ...
This episode: Some phages can fight back against bacterial defenses with recently discovered genes! Download Episode (8.3 MB, 9 minutes)Show notes:Journal Paper Other interesting stories: Antibiotic treatment of certain bacterial disease...
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BacterioFiles 179 - Functionless Phages Feel Fatiguing
This episode: Defective phages in bacterial genomes can still have ...
This episode: Defective phages in bacterial genomes can still have burdensome effects! Why do the bacteria keep them around? Download Episode (10.4 MB, 11.3 minutes)Show notes:Journal Paper Other interesting stories: Microbes are essential...
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BacterioFiles 178 - Hadza Hunters Have Heterogeneous Helpers
This episode: Modern hunter-gatherers have very different gut microbes from ...
This episode: Modern hunter-gatherers have very different gut microbes from people from agricultural societies! Download Episode (12.9 MB, 14.1 minutes)Show notes:News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper Other interesting stories: Probiotic...
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BacterioFiles 177 - Phages Fight Food Filth
This episode: Phages could be used to reduce infection with ...
This episode: Phages could be used to reduce infection with dangerous bacteria from meat and vegetables! Download Episode (13 MB, 14.2 minutes)Show notes:News item/Journal Paper Agriculture Science Today podcast discussion of this paper Other...
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BacterioFiles 176 - Bacteria Bust Biodiesel Builders
This episode: Algae-killing bacteria could help improve biofuel recovery processes! ...
This episode: Algae-killing bacteria could help improve biofuel recovery processes! Download Episode (11 MB, 12 minutes)Show notes:Journal Paper Other interesting stories: Soil microbes could be useful for weed control About how bacteria...
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BacterioFiles 175 - Bacteria Build Better Biofilms
This episode: Engineered bacteria can be made to produce many ...
This episode: Engineered bacteria can be made to produce many different useful kinds of biofilm! Download Episode (10.5 MB, 11.5 minutes)Show notes:News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper Other interesting stories: Some kinds of mouth fungi...
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BacterioFiles 174 - Synthetic Cells Sense and Send Signals
This episode: Bacteria with engineered circuits and detect and keep ...
This episode: Bacteria with engineered circuits and detect and keep a record of stuff in their environment, like in the gut! Download Episode (14.6 MB, 15.9 minutes)Show notes:News item/Journal Paper Other interesting stories: Bacteria turn...
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BacterioFiles 173 - Illuminated Invader Inhibits Irritation
This episode: Virus helps to modify mice such that certain ...
This episode: Virus helps to modify mice such that certain colors of light can cause or prevent pain! Download Episode (10 MB, 10.8 minutes)Show notes:Journal Paper Other interesting stories: Ocean bacteria give off gas that makes...
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BacterioFiles 172 - Sunlight-Snackers Seize Sparks
This episode: Some photosynthetic bacteria can use electricity for their ...
This episode: Some photosynthetic bacteria can use electricity for their metabolism to make useful stuff too! Download Episode (9.2 MB, 10 minutes)Show notes:News item 1/News item 2/Journal Paper Other interesting stories: Plants and their...
