BacterioFiles Episode 6

In this show, I report on three exciting stories: a bullet-shaped virus that could fight cancer, engineering a new genetic code, and purifying water using bacteria.

(Image credit: UCLA)

Download Episode (8 MB, 8 minutes)

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Intro
Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Ending Comments

Show notes:
Story 1: News item/Journal paper
Story 2: News item/Journal paper
Story 3: News item/Press release

Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!

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BacterioFiles Episode 5

In this show, I report on four exciting stories: how rotifers do without sex, making diesel fuel using bacteria, a plant virus that tricks insects into spreading it, and how bacteria boost the immune system.

(Image courtesy of Kent Loeffler, Kathie T. Hodge and Chris Wilson; copyright Chris Wilson)

Download Episode (11 MB, 12 minutes)

Download Sections:
Intro
Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Story 4
Ending Comments

Show notes:
Story 1: News item/Journal paper/Science Friday video
Story 2: News item/Journal paper
Story 3: News item/Journal paper
Story 4: News item/Journal paper

Other interesting stories:
**Squid and its glowing symbiotic bacteria synchronize their activities

**About bacteria evolving complexity

**Engineering bacteria to produce silk

Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening!

This show features music from Mevio's podsafe Music Alley.